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Hereditary deficiency in pseudo-cholineslerase and apnoea from succinylcholine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

G. Sansone  and
A. Rasore-Quartino
G. Sansone
Affiliation:
Cattedra di Genetica Umana dell'Università, Ospedale Pediatrico « S. Filippo » degli Ospedali Galliera, Genova, (Italia)
A. Rasore-Quartino
Affiliation:
Cattedra di Genetica Umana dell'Università, Ospedale Pediatrico « S. Filippo » degli Ospedali Galliera, Genova, (Italia)

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After a brief introduction on the genetic aspects of serum Cholinesterase, the Authors describe two familial cases of subjects homozygous for the atypical gene of Cholinesterase, who had severe apnoea following anesthesia.

Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , July 1966 , pp. 302 - 306
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1966

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