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Canine red blood cell thiopurine S-methyltransferase: companion animal pharmacogenetics.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Dec 2002
Salavaggione Oreste E, Kidd Linda, Prondzinski Janel L, Szumlanski Carol L, Pankratz V Shane, Wang Liewei, Trepanier Lauren, Weinshilboum Richard M
Abstract excerpt
Thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) plays an important role in the metabolism of thiopurine drugs. In humans, a common genetic polymorphism for TPMT is a major factor responsible for individual variation in the toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of these drugs. Dogs (Canis familiaris) are also t...
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