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Pyrosequencing of TPMT alleles in a general Swedish population and in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Feb 2004
Haglund Sofie, Lindqvist Malin, Almer Sven, Peterson Curt, Taipalensuu Jan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interindividual differences in therapeutic efficacy in patients treated with thiopurines might be explained by the presence of thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) alleles that encode for reduced TPMT enzymatic activity. It is therefore of value to know an individual's inherent capac...
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