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Ecto-5'-nucleotidase and thiopurine cellular circulation: association with cytotoxicity.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 Dec 2010
Li Fang, Fridley Brooke L, Matimba Alice, Kalari Krishna R, Pelleymounter Linda, Moon Irene, Ji Yuan, Jenkins Gregory D, Batzler Anthony, Wang Liewei, Weinshilboum Richard M
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Thiopurine drugs such as 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) and 6-thioguanine (6-TG) are used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia of childhood. To test the hypothesis that variation in the expression of genes within the "thiopurine pathway" might influence 6-MP and 6-TG sensitivity, we generated basal gen...
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