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TPMT - thiopurine S-methyltransferase

Pan troglodytes

Alves, S. et al., Salavaggione, O.E. et al.

Alves, Amorim, Prata,

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The promoter region of the human thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) gene contains a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) with three kind of motifs (A, B, and C) differing by the length of the unit core and nucleotide sequence [1].
Evolution of a VNTR located within the promoter region of the thiopurine methyltransferase gene: inferences from population and sequence data [1].
Thiopurine S-methyltransferase pharmacogenetics: variant allele functional and comparative genomics [2].

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Evolution of a VNTR located within the promoter region of the thiopurine methyltransferase gene: inferences from population and sequence data. Alves, S., Amorim, A., Prata, M.J. Hum. Genet. (2002) [Pubmed]
Thiopurine S-methyltransferase pharmacogenetics: variant allele functional and comparative genomics. Salavaggione, O.E., Wang, L., Wiepert, M., Yee, V.C., Weinshilboum, R.M. Pharmacogenet. Genomics (2005) [Pubmed]

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