TPMT (англ.Thiopurine S-methyltransferase) – білок, який кодується однойменним геном, розташованим у людей на короткому плечі 6-ї хромосоми.[3] Довжина поліпептидного ланцюга білка становить 245 амінокислот, а молекулярна маса — 28 180[4].
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