rs1800462

This is a missense variant in the TPMT gene.

Key Literature Trait Associations

Thiopurine Toxicity

TPMT*2 carries an A80P substitution that causes rapid protein degradation and near-complete loss of thiopurine methyltransferase activity. Carriers metabolize azathioprine and mercaptopurine poorly, leading to toxic accumulation of thioguanine nucleotides that causes life-threatening myelosuppression. CPIC recommends a 10-fold dose reduction for TPMT poor metabolizers, or use of alternative immunosuppressants.

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Candidate gene study

GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)

Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.

ClinVar annotation

Drug Response
1 submitter5 publications

Thiopurine S-methyltransferase deficiency

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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