Human liver thiopurine methyltransferase pharmacogenetics: Biochemical properties, liver-erythrocyte correlation and presence of isozymes

Pharmacogenetics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 148-159

  Szumlanski, Carol L ^a   Honchel, Ronald ^a   Scott, Mary C ^a   Weinshilboum, Richard M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; METHYLTRANSFERASE; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; ENZYMOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; KINETICS; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PH;

ADULT; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOENZYMES; KINETICS; LIVER; MALE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS); SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026907122     PISSN: 0960314X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008571-199208000-00002     Document Type: Article

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