Article
Frequency of the CHE1*K allele of serum cholinesterase in a sample from southern Brazil.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 1990
Alcântara V M, Chautard-Freire-Maia E A, Picheth G, Vieira M M
Abstract excerpt
The frequency of the CHE1*K allele was estimated as 2.04 +/- 2.02% in a population sample from Southern Brazil. Previously reported estimates refer to the British population and are significantly higher than the present one. Our hypothesis is that the British frequencies may represent overestimates due to ascertainment conditions.
Topics
- Alleles
- Brazil
- Cholinesterases
- Gene Frequency
- Humans