Pharmacogenetic polymorphisms in Brazilian-born, first-generation Japanese descendants

Brazil hosts the largest Japanese community outside Japan, estimated at 1.5 million individuals, one third of whom are first-generation, Brazilian-born with native Japanese parents. This large community provides a unique opportunity for comparative studies of the distribution of pharmacogenetic poly...

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Main Authors: J.A. Perini, D.D. Vargens, I.S.C. Santana, E.H. Moriguchi, A.K.C. Ribeiro-dos-Santos, M. Tsutsumi, G. Suarez-Kurtz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001200010