Polymorphism of the thiopurine S-methyltransferase gene in African- Americans
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Polymorphism of the thiopurine S-methyltransferase gene in African-Americans.
The molecular basis for the genetic polymorphism of thiopurine S -methyltransferase (TPMT) has been estab-lished for Caucasians, but it remains to be elucidated in African populations. In the current study, we determined TPMT genotypes in a population of 248 African-Americans and compared it with allele frequencies in 282 Caucasian Americans. TPMT genotype was determined in all individuals with...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Molecular Genetics
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1460-2083
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/8.2.371