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Relationships between thiopurine S-methyltransferase polymorphism and azathioprine-related adverse drug reactions in Chinese renal transplant recipients.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Mar 2009
Xin Hua-Wen, Xiong Hui, Wu Xiao-Chun, Li Qing, Xiong Lei, Yu Ai-Rong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To systematically investigate the relationships between thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) polymorphisms and azathioprine-related adverse drug reactions in patients with kidney transplantation. METHODS: Erythrocyte TPMT activity of 150 patients with kidney transplantation and AZA therapy was determined by HPLC. The frequency of four common TPMT mutant alleles, TPMT*2, *3A, *3B, and *3C was...
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