Thiopurine S-methyltransferase activity in three major Asian populations: a population-based study in Singapore.

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Published in Eur J Clin Pharmacol on January 11, 2008

Authors

Shirley Kow Yin Kham1, Chin Kok Soh, Te Chih Liu, Yiong Huak Chan, Hany Ariffin, Poh Lin Tan, Allen Eng Juh Yeoh

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, and Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore City, Republic of Singapore.

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