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Cytochrome P450 2D6 and glutathione S-transferase genotype in sudden infant death syndrome.
Journal of paediatrics and child health - 1 Feb 1997
Chen C L, Liu Q, Evans W E, Sander C H, Relling M V
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has been linked with xenobiotic exposures, race and inheritance. Because cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) and glutathione S-transferases (GSTM1 and GSTT1) are genetically regulated, polymorphically distributed, and responsible for detoxification of many centrally acting exogenous and endogenous bioactive compounds, our objective was to determine whether the...
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