Genetic analyses of thiopurine methyltransferase polymorphisms in Greenlandic and Danish populations

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1665-1667

  Toft, Nina ^a,b   Nygaard, Ulrikka ^a   Gregers, Jannie ^a   Schmiegelow, Kjeld ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Faroe Islands)

Author keywords

Denmark; Greenland; Low activity alleles; Thiopurine methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CAUCASIAN; DENMARK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GREENLAND; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GREENLAND; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 33845254318     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250600743788     Document Type: Article

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