Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) genotyping to predict myelosuppression risk

PLoS Currents

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nguyen, Christine M ^a   Mendes, Margaret A S ^a   Ma, Joseph D ^b  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AZATHIOPRINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METRONIDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENTERITIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WILD TYPE;

EID: 80855153335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21573999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/currents.RRN1236     Document Type: Article

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