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Identification and functional analysis of two rare allelic variants of the thiopurine S-methyltransferase gene, TPMT*16 and TPMT*19.
Biochemical pharmacology - 1 Feb 2005
Hamdan-Khalil Rima, Gala Jean-Luc, Allorge Delphine, Lo-Guidice Jean-Marc, Horsmans Yves, Houdret Nicole, Broly Franck
Abstract excerpt
Human thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) catalyses the S-methylation of thiopurine drugs. TPMT is genetically polymorphic and is associated with large interindividual variations in thiopurine drug toxicity and therapeutic efficacy. During routine genotyping of patients with Crohn's disease, one novel missense mutation, 365A>C (TPMT*19, Lys(122)Thr), and a recently described missense mutation, 488G>A (TPMT*16,...
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