Implementation of TPMT testing

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 704-714

  Lennard, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

azathioprine; childhood leukaemia; mercaptopurine; thioguanine nucleotides; thiopurine methyltransferase; TPMT

Indexed keywords

MERCAPTOPURINE; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE; AZATHIOPRINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; TIOGUANINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGIST; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTROENTEROLOGIST; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG LABELING; ECONOMICS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PURINE-PYRIMIDINE METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; STANDARDS;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; AZATHIOPRINE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG LABELING; GENETIC TESTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PHENOTYPE; PURINE-PYRIMIDINE METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; THIOGUANINE;

EID: 84897899887     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12226     Document Type: Article

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