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Linkage disequilibrium between the CYP2C19*17 and CYP2C8*2 alleles in populations of African descent

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GS-K is supported by grants from the Brazilian agencies Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ).

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Suarez-Kurtz, G. Linkage disequilibrium between the CYP2C19*17 and CYP2C8*2 alleles in populations of African descent. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 67, 211–212 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-010-0910-6

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