> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:07:01 GMT
> Subject: Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) measurement
> From: "Eric Kilpatrick" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Reply-to: "Eric Kilpatrick" <[log in to unmask]>
> Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) activity is reputed to be an
> excellent marker for determining patients at risk of azathioprine
> myelotoxicity. Does anyone know where the activity can be measured
> and/or the variant alleles determined in the UK?
>
>
> Dr. Eric S. Kilpatrick
> Consultant in Chemical Pathology
> Department of Clinical Biochemistry
> Hull Royal Infirmary
> Anlaby Road
> Hull HU3 2JZ
We use Purine Research Lab at Guys
Tel 0171 955 4024
Best wishes
Dr Douglas Thompson
Department of Chemical Pathology and Immunology
The General Infirmary
Leeds, LS1 3EX
Tel: 0113 3926503
Fax: 0113 2335672
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