Silent cholinesterase gene in an Asian Indian family in Trinidad

Y N Clement1, L M Pereira, B V Telang

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Champs Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.

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