Thiopurine-S-Methyltransferase Gene Polymorphism and Drug-related Toxicity in Children Treated for Acute Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Aim:Thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) is an essential enzyme in the metabolism of thiopurine drugs, and its activity may change due to different polymorphisms in the TPMT gene. The TPMT gene has different genetic polymorphisms in different ethnic groups. This study aimed to determine the frequen...

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Main Authors: Eda Ataseven, Buket Kosova, Çağdaş Aktan, Zafer Kurugöl, Mehmet Kantar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Research
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Online Access: http://jpedres.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/ithiopurine-s-methyltransferase-i-gene-polymorphis/51092