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Azathioprine dose tailoring based on pharmacogenetic information: Insights of clinical implementation.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 1 Dec 2023
Díaz-Villamarín Xando, Fernández-Varón Emilio, Rojas Romero Michelle Carolina, Callejas-Rubio José Luis, Cabeza-Barrera José, Rodríguez-Nogales Alba, Gálvez Julio, Morón Rocío
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Azathioprine is commonly used as an immunosuppressive antimetabolite in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, autoimmune disorders (such as Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis), and in patients receiving organ transplants. Thiopurine-S-methyltransferase (TPMT) is a cytoplasmic trans-methylase catalyzing the S-methylation of thiopurines. The active metabolites obtained from thiopurines are hydrolyzed...
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