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Pharmacogenetics during standardised initiation of thiopurine treatment in inflammatory bowel disease.
Gut - 1 Oct 2006
Hindorf U, Lindqvist M, Peterson C, Söderkvist P, Ström M, Hjortswang H, Pousette A, Almer S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Firm recommendations about the way thiopurine drugs are introduced and the use of thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) and metabolite measurements during treatment in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are lacking. AIM: To evaluate pharmacokinetics and tolerance after initiation of thiopurine treatment with a fixed dosing schedule in patients with IBD. PATIENTS: 60 consecutive patients with Crohn's...
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