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Differential Effects of Targeted Disruption of Thiopurine Methyltransferase on Mercaptopurine and Thioguanine Pharmacodynamics
15 May 2007
Abstract excerpt
The recessive deficiency in thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT), caused by germ-line polymorphisms in TPMT, can cause severe toxicity after mercaptopurine. However, the significance of heterozygosity and the effect of the polymorphism on thioguanine or in the absence of thiopurines is not known. To address these issues, we created a murine knockout of Tpmt. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies of...
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