Erythrocyte thiopurine methyltransferase activity in a Korean population

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 638-641

  Jang, I J ^a   Shin, S G ^a   Lee, K H ^a   Yim, D S ^b   Lee, M S ^b   Koo, H H ^c   Kim, H K ^d   Sohn, D R ^d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^d Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

methyltransferase; polymorphism; thiopurine

Indexed keywords

THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KOREA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029811310     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1996.tb00061.x     Document Type: Article

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