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Description

Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) is an enzyme that catalyzes the S-methylation of thiopurine drugs including 6-mercatptopurine, thioguanine, and azathioprine (AZA). These drugs are used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and organ transplant rejection. Patients with low or absent TPMT activity are at increased risk for toxicity due to increased accumulation of unmetabolised drug. Information from Current Clinical Pharmacology. 2006;1:119-128. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Thiopurine methyltransferase
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
TPMT

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 硫嘌呤甲基转移酶
Synonyms: TPMT;巯嘌呤甲基转移酶
fr-CA French (Canada) Thiopurine méthyltransférase
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Tiopuriini metüültransferaas
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Tiopurina metiltransferasa
it-IT Italian (Italy) Tiopurina metiltransferasi
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Tiyopürin metiltransferaz
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Тиопурин метилтрансфераза
Synonyms: Тиопурин-S-метилтрансфераза
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) thiopurinemethyltransferase
fr-BE French (Belgium) Thiopurine méthyltransférase