Human pharmacogenomics: The development of a science

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Until about 50 years ago, the altering of a normal drug effect by a genetic deficiency was only rarely observed. Here, my discovery of the genetic variant of butyrylcholinesterase affecting succinylcholine action is described in some detail. Such discoveries led...

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Main Author: Kalow Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-08-01
Series:Human Genomics
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Online Access:http://www.humgenomics.com/content/1/5/375