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Thiopurine Drugs in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: Identification of a Novel Deleterious Mutation in TPMT.
Genes - 16 Oct 2020
Harmand Pierre-Olivier, Solassol Jérôme
Abstract excerpt
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Both are characterized by inflammation of part of the digestive tract lining. Azathioprine (AZA) is a well-known immunosuppressant that has been known for many years for its ability to provide long-term disease remission in IBDs, but has important side effects, most of which are related to a single nucleotide polymorphism in...
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