Frequency of the thiopurine S-methyltransferase alleles in the ancient genetic population isolate of Sardinia

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 283-287

  Rossino, R ^a   Vincis, C ^a   Alves, S ^b   Prata, M J ^b   Macis, M D ^a   Nucaro, A L ^c   Schirru, E ^a   Congia, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^c Istituto di Neurogenetica e Neurofarmacologia CNR   (Italy)

^d Osp Regionale per le Microcitemie   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism; Sardinians; Thiopurine S methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALLELES; DNA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33745033064     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2006.00736.x     Document Type: Article

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