Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl-tran
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R. Pieters; D. R. Huismans; A. H. Loonen; G. J. Peters; K. Hählen; A. van der Do
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Article
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1992
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John Wiley and Sons
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French
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## Abstract Decreased activity of hypoxanthine‐guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT), responsible for the conversion of 6‐mercaptopurine and 6‐thioguanine (6‐TG) to their cytotoxic nucleotides, may cause resistance to these thiopurines in experimental leukemic systems. The clinical significance