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Alexander Steven Whitehead, D.Phil.
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Department: Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics
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Department of Pharmacology
23 Center for Pharmacogenetics
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3a 3620 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6084
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23 Center for Pharmacogenetics
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Philadelphia, PA 19104-6084
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Publications
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44 Pharmacological Sciences graduate group faculty webpage.
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170 Search PubMed for articles
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43 Edinburgh University (First Class Honours), 1977.
21 a DPhil 26 (Biochemistry and Genetics) c
2a Oxford University, 1982.
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54 1. Biosynthetic control and molecular genetics of major acute phase proteins
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90 4. Pharmacogenetics of commonly prescribed drugs that target, or interact with, components controlling homocysteine and folate metabolism
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Description of Research Expertise
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