title: Frequency of the CHE1*K allele of serum cholinesterase in a sample from southern Brazil.
abstract: The frequency of the CHE1*K allele was estimated as 2.04 +/- 2.02% in a population sample from Southern Brazil. Previously reported estimates refer to the British population and are significantly higher than the present one. Our hypothesis is that the British frequencies may represent overestimates due to ascertainment conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Alcântara
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Chautard-Freire-Maia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Picheth
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001938:Brazil; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D002802:Cholinesterases