Genomic structure and multiple single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) gene

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 299-302

  Seki, Toyokazu ^a   Tanaka, Toshihiro ^a   Nakamura, Yusuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drug metabolism; Genomic structure; Side effect; Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP); Thiopurine S methyltransferase (TPMT)

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; MERCAPTOPURINE; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; TIOGUANINE;

ARTICLE; EXON; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; JAPAN; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNTRANSLATED REGION;

EID: 0033771907     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100380070020     Document Type: Article

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