Determination of intra-ethnic differences in the polymorphisms of thiopurine S-methyltransferase in Chinese

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 365, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 337-341

  Zhang, Jian Ping ^a   Zhou, Shu Feng ^b   Chen, Xiao ^a   Huang, Min ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chinese; Enzyme activity; Genetic polymorphism; Intra ethnic difference; Minority Chinese; Thiopurine S methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ERYTHROCYTE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; DNA PRIMERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 32044460606     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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