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[Monitoring of thiopurine methyltransferase and thiopurine metabolites to optimize azathioprine therapy in inflammatory bowel disease].
Gastroenterologia y hepatologia - 1 Nov 2006
Gisbert Javier P, González-Lama Yago, Maté José
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Determination of the activity of thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) and of thiopurine metabolites (6-thioguanine and 6-methylmercaptopurine nucleotides) could be useful for individualized monitoring of azathioprine (AZA) and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) doses. TPMT activity in the general population...
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