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No induction of thiopurine methyltransferase during thiopurine treatment in inflammatory bowel disease.
Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids - 1 Jan 2006
Lindqvist M, Hindorf U, Almer S, Söderkvist P, Ström M, Hjortswang H, Peterson C
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to follow, during standardized initiation of thiopurine treatment, thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) gene expression and enzyme activity and thiopurine metabolite concentrations, and to study the role of TPMT and ITPA 94C > A polymorphisms for the development of adverse drug reactions. Sixty patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease were included in this open and prospective...
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