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Frequency of thiopurine S-methyltransferase mutant alleles in indigenous and admixed Guatemalan patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Mar 2013
Garrido Claudia, Santizo Veronica Giron, Müllers Petra, Soriano Daphney Rigaud, Avila Giovana Bendfeldt, Dean Michael, Jimenez-Morales Silvia
Abstract excerpt
Thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) polymorphisms affect the enzyme's activity and are predictive for the efficacy and toxicity of thiopurine treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), autoimmune diseases and organ transplants. Because inter-ethnic differences in the distribution of these...
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