Inactivation of isoniazid by Canadian Eskimos and Indians

Phenotyping for isoniazid inactivation in Canadian Eskimos and Indians showed that the former are all fast acetylators, while only 63.4% of the Indians examined belonged to the same group. Further studies are suggested to confirm this initial finding.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jeanes, C. W. L., Schaefer, O., Eidus, L.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
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Original Articles
eskimo*
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1940416
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5061127
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Summary:Phenotyping for isoniazid inactivation in Canadian Eskimos and Indians showed that the former are all fast acetylators, while only 63.4% of the Indians examined belonged to the same group. Further studies are suggested to confirm this initial finding.

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