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CYP2D6, NAT2 and CYP2EI genetic polymorphisms in nonagenarians
Author(s) -
José A. G. Agúndez,
I.J. Posada Rodriguez,
Manuela Olivera,
José M. Ladero,
María del Mar Ballesteros García,
JosepMaría Ribera,
Julio Benítez
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/26.2.147
Subject(s) - genotype , cyp2d6 , genetics , allele , longevity , biology , polymorphism (computer science) , medicine , gene , physiology
enzymatic polymorphisms affecting the metabolic disposition of xenobiotics may modulate the rate of activation or deactivation of carcinogens and other toxic environmental chemicals. Hence, these polymorphisms may influence the risk of suffering some types of cancer and other degenerative diseases that are incompatible with extreme longevity.

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