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Thiopurine S-methyltransferase genetic polymorphism in the Thai population
Somrudee Srimartpirom1, Wongwiwat Tassaneeyakul, Veerapol Kukongviriyapan
1Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Aims:
To determine the incidence of the thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) genetic polymorphism in the Thai population.
Methods:
Genomic DNAs were isolated from peripheral blood leucocytes of 200 healthy Thais. The frequencies of five allelic variants of the TPMT gene, TPMT*2, *3A, *3B, *3C and *6 were determined using allele specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or PCR-Restriction fragment length polymorphism technique.
Results:
Of the 200 Thai subjects participating in this study, 181 subjects (90.5%) were homozygous for TPMT*1, 18 subjects (9.0%) were heterozygous for TPMT*1/*3C. Only one subject (0.5%) was homozygous for TPMT*3C. The frequency of TPMT*3C mutant allele was 0.050.
Conclusions:
Although the TPMT*3C is the most prevalent mutant allele in Asian populations, the frequency of this defective allele is significantly higher in Thais than has been reported in other Asian populations.
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