| Literature DB >> 1262027 |
D P Agarwal, L M Srivastava, H W Goedde.
Abstract
Sera from 21 cases of prolonged apnoea which showed normal phenotype (UU) on the basis of dibucaine and fluoride inhibition were re-examined by replacing the substrate benzoylcholine with succinylcholine (suxamethonium). 9 samples had normal enzyme activity but low dibucaine number (DN = less than 20) indicating the atypical variant; 6 sera showed no detectable enzyme activity. The remaining 6 samples had enzyme activity and DN comparable with healthy controls. The occurence of new variants of serum cholinesterase sensitive only to succinylcholine is suggested.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 1262027 DOI: 10.1007/BF00569981
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Genet ISSN: 0340-6717 Impact factor: 4.132