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Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of thiopurine s-methyltransferase polymorphism in the bulgarian population.
Therapeutic drug monitoring - 1 Oct 2003
Indjova Dessislava, Atanasova Srebrena, Shipkova Maria, Armstrong Victor W, Oellerich Michael, Svinarov Dobrin
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphism of TPMT activity is an important factor responsible for large individual differences in thiopurine toxicity and therapeutic efficacy. The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of TPMT activity as well as the types and frequencies of mutant alleles in a Bulgarian population sample. TPMT activity was measured in 313 Bulgarians, using an established HPLC procedure. All individuals...
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