Distribution of glutathione S-transferase GSTM1 and GSTT1 null phenotypes in Brazilian Amerindians

The distribution of glutathione S-transferase (GST) GSTM1 and GSTT1 null phenotype frequencies in two Brazilian Amerindian tribes, the Munduruku tribe from Missão Cururu village (79 individuals) and the Kayabi tribe (41 individuals), was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. The...

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Main Authors: Maria de Nazaré Klautau-Guimarães, Cássia de Oliveira Hiragi, Renata Ferreira D'Ascenção, Silviene Fabiana Oliveira, Cesar Koppe Grisolia, Ana Hatagima, Íris Ferrari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2005-03-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572005000100005