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[Rapid detection of BCHE atypical variant (p.Asp70Gly) by high resolution melting curve analysis].
Annales de biologie clinique - 1 Jan 2000
Mabboux Isabelle, Dos Santos Mélanie, Courcelle Sébastien, Hary Blandine, Ceppa Franck, Delacour Hervé
Abstract excerpt
Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) deficiency is characterized by prolonged apnea after the use of muscle relaxants (suxamethonium or mivacurium). Although many acquired conditions may affect BChE activity, BChE deficiency is mainly due to mutations in the BCHE gene (MIM 177400). Though close to 70 natural mutations have been documented in human BCHE, the atypical variant (rs1799807) is the most frequently involved in...
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