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Comprehensive overview of the global pharmacogenetic and functional variability in NUDT15.
Human genomics - 4 Apr 2026
Zhou Yitian, Lauschke Lukas M, Lauschke Volker M
Abstract excerpt
Thiopurine medications are widely used for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and inflammatory bowel disease. However, thiopurine-induced hemotoxicity occurs in up to 30% of patients, which causes substantial morbidity and limits therapeutic success. These adverse effects are associated with genetic variation in TPMT and NUDT15, which encode key enzymes involved in thiopurine metabolism. While the...
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