The genetic basis of responses to drugs--a rheumatological perspective.

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/32.3.181

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The genetic basis of responses to drugs--a rheumatological perspective.

British journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 1993

Waring R H, Emery P

Abstract excerpt

The wide individual variations seen in all metabolic pathways which have been examined largely explain differences in drug dose response and toxicity. In some cases, distinct sub-sets occur where the enzyme activity is markedly different from that in the rest of the population (genetic polymorphi...

Topics

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Genotype
Humans
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Rheumatic Diseases

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