Therapy with thiopurine drugs - TDM and pharmacogenomics of TPMT;Tyherapie mit thiopurin-medikamenten - TDM und pharmakogenomik der TPMT

LaboratoriumsMedizin

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 211-221

  Shipkova, Maria ^b   Von Ahsen, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Abt Klinische Chemie ^*

Author keywords

Genotype; Phenotype; Therapeutic drug monitoring; Thiopurine S methyltransferase; Thiopurines

Indexed keywords

6 MERCAPTOPURINE DERIVATIVE; AZATHIOPRINE; LIVER ENZYME; MERCAPTOPURINE; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; TIOGUANINE;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEUKEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACOGENOMICS; PHENOTYPE; RADIOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW;

EID: 0037803482     PISSN: 03423026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/LabMed.2003.033     Document Type: Review

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