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[Relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms in thiopurine methyltransferase gene and tolerance to thiopurines in acute leukemia].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Dec 2003
Ma Xiao-li, Zhu Ping, Wu Min-yuan, Li Zhi-gang, Hu Ya-mei
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OBJECTIVE: For the purpose of clarifying the influence of thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the efficacy of thiopurines and risk for its toxicity and therefore improving the safety and efficacy of thiopurines, the authors investigated TPMT genotype...
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