Discriminant function analysis has been applied to the results of activity and inhibitor measurements carried out on a series of 229 specimens using benzoylcholine and butyrylthiocholine as substrate. The discriminant function was more effective in differentiating cholinesterase genotypes than either a single test or a combination of two tests.
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