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The effect of CYP3A5 genetic polymorphisms on adverse events in patients with ulcerative colitis treated with tacrolimus.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jan 2017
Asada Ayumi, Bamba Shigeki, Morita Yukihiro, Takahashi Kenichiro, Imaeda Hirotsugu, Nishida Atsushi, Inatomi Osamu, Sugimoto Mitsushige, Sasaki Masaya, Andoh Akira
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressive agent, used in the remission induction therapy of ulcerative colitis (UC). AIMS: We investigated the correlation between CYP3A5 genetic polymorphisms and the adverse events in patients with UC. The pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus after oral administration were also analyzed. METHODS: We enrolled 29 hospitalized patients with UC received oral tacrolimus. Genotyping for...
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