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Review
. 2008 Feb;22(2):121-3.
doi: 10.1155/2008/280349.

Start low, go slow, but don't go this way yet

Brian Bressler, Robert Enns
Review

Start low, go slow, but don't go this way yet

Brian Bressler et al. Can J Gastroenterol. 2008 Feb.
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Figure 1)
The metabolism of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP). DPK Diphosphate kinase; GMPS Guanine monophosphate synthetase; HPRT Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase; IMPDH Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase; MPK Monophosphate kinase; TPMT Thiopurine methyltransferase; XO Xanthine oxidase. Reproduced with permission from reference 28
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