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Impact of Genetic Polymorphisms on 6-Thioguanine Nucleotide Levels and Toxicity in Pediatric Patients with IBD Treated with Azathioprine.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Dec 2015
Lee Mi-Na, Kang Ben, Choi So Yoon, Kim Mi Jin, Woo Sook Young, Kim Jong-Won, Choe Yon Ho, Lee Soo-Youn
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BACKGROUND: Thiopurine-related toxicity results in discontinuation of therapy in up to 30% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Although thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) is implicated in toxicity, not all toxicity can be attributed to TPMT polymorphisms. We investigated the effects of polymorphisms of genes involved in thiopurine and folate metabolism pathways on 6-thioguanine nucleotide levels and...
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