Xenobiotic metabolism in idiopathic Parkinson's disease in Nigerian Africans.

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Xenobiotic metabolism in idiopathic Parkinson's disease in Nigerian Africans.

East African medical journal - 1 Dec 1993

Igbokwe E, Ogunniyi A O, Osuntokun B O

Abstract excerpt

The acetylator phenotype using sulphadimidine as a probe drug was studied in 20 idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) patients and 21 control subjects. 10(50%) of the IPD patients belonged to the slow acetylator phenotype but this did not differ significantly from the proportion 7 (33%) of control...

Topics

Acetylation
Age Factors
Aged
Black People
Case-Control Studies
Colorimetry
Female
Humans
Male
Matched-Pair Analysis
Middle Aged
Nigeria
Parkinson Disease
Phenotype
Severity of Illness Index
Sulfamethazine
Xenobiotics

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