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Importance of NUDT15 Polymorphisms in Thiopurine Treatments
10 Aug 2021
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Thiopurines, mercaptopurine, and azathioprine are used as immunosuppressants in the treatments of inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and organ transplantation and as chemotherapeutic drugs for the treatment of acute leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia. This drug class sometimes causes severe adverse reactions, including bone marrow suppression and hair loss. Genetic polymorphisms of the...
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