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Is 6-thioguanine more appropriate than 6-mercaptopurine for children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia?

The cytotoxic activity of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) is affected by thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT), a genetically regulated and variable intracellular enzyme. 6-Thioguanine (6-TG), a closely related thiopurine, is less affected by that enzyme and so it may be a more reliable drug-at least for pati...

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Hauptverfasser: Lennard, L., Davies, H. A., Lilleyman, J. S.
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Nature Publishing Group 1993
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1968314/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8318412
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