Potentially harmful advantage to athletes: a putative connection between <it>UGT2B17 </it>gene deletion polymorphism and renal disorders with prolonged use of anabolic androgenic steroids

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background and objective</p> <p>With prolonged use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), occasional incidents of renal disorders have been observed. Independently, it has also been established that there are considerable inter-individual and inter-et...

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Main Authors: Barker James, Székely Andrea D, Petróczi Andrea, Deshmukh Nawed, Hussain Iltaf, Naughton Declan P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Online Access:http://www.substanceabusepolicy.com/content/5/1/7