TPMT*V3 Allele

TPMT*V3 Allele is a variant form of 34-kb 10-exon human TPMT Gene (TPMT Family), which encodes polymorphic monomeric 245-aa 28-kDa cytoplasmic Thiopurine S-Methyltransferase. Inhibited by S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine, TPMT catalyzes thiopurine S-methylation, an important metabolic pathway for thiopurine drugs such as 6-mercaptopurine. TPMT contains a variable number of 17/18 bp tandem repeats (VNTR), from 3-9 (*V3-*V9), within the GC-rich 5'-flanking TPMT promoter region that modulate the level of TPMT enzyme activity (to a smaller extent than ORF-based SNP effects). A decrease in gene expression is seen with increasing repeat numbers. TPMT*V3 contains 3 VNTR. TPMT activity is thought to be an important determinant of toxicity associated with thiopurine medications. (NCI Thesaurus)

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