Title : Butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE) genotyping for post-succinylcholine apnea in an Australian population - Yen_2003_Clin.Chem_49_1297 |
Author(s) : Yen T , Nightingale BN , Burns JC , Sullivan DR , Stewart PM |
Ref : Clinical Chemistry , 49 :1297 , 2003 |
Abstract :
BACKGROUND: Measurement of plasma butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) activity and inhibitor-based phenotyping are standard methods for identifying patients who experience post-succinylcholine (SC) apnea attributable to inherited variants of the BChE enzyme. Our aim was to develop PCR-based assays for BCHE mutation detection and implement them for routine diagnostic use at a university teaching hospital. |
PubMedSearch : Yen_2003_Clin.Chem_49_1297 |
PubMedID: 12881446 |
Yen T, Nightingale BN, Burns JC, Sullivan DR, Stewart PM (2003)
Butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE) genotyping for post-succinylcholine apnea in an Australian population
Clinical Chemistry
49 :1297
Yen T, Nightingale BN, Burns JC, Sullivan DR, Stewart PM (2003)
Clinical Chemistry
49 :1297