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The human AHR: identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms from six ethnic populations.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 May 2010
Rowlands J Craig, Rowlands Craig J, Staskal Daniele F, Gollapudi Bhaskar, Budinsky Robert
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BACKGROUND: The effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and related dioxin-like chemicals are mediated through binding-dependent activation of the cytosolic aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR). The human AHR is a low-affinity receptor relative to most rodents, but some reports suggest that there may be individuals with polymorphic high-affinity receptors, thereby possibly increasing the sensitivity to dioxins...
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