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A coding variant in FTO confers susceptibility to thiopurine-induced leukopenia in East Asian patients with IBD.
Gut - 1 Nov 2017
Kim Han Sang, Cheon Jae Hee, Jung Eun Suk, Park Joonhee, Aum Sowon, Park Soo Jung, Eun Sungho, Lee Jinu, Rüther Ulrich, Yeo Giles S H, Ma Marcella, Park Kyong Soo, Naito Takeo, Kakuta Yoichi, Lee Ji Hyun, Kim Won Ho, Lee Min Goo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Myelosuppression is a life-threatening complication of thiopurine therapy, and the incidence of thiopurine-induced myelosuppression is higher in East Asians than in Europeans. We investigated genetic factors associated with thiopurine-induced leukopenia in patients with IBD. DESIGN: A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted in thiopurine-treated patients with IBD, followed by high-throughput...
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