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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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Nature Publishing Group
1993
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1968314/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8318412 |