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Influence of age, sex, and haplotypes of thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) gene on 6- mercaptopurine toxicity in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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    Chakradhara Rao S. Uppugunduri & Marc Ansari

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Uppugunduri, C.R.S., Ansari, M. Influence of age, sex, and haplotypes of thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) gene on 6- mercaptopurine toxicity in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 68, 887–888 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-011-1185-2

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