Article
Clinical Implications of the Duffy-Null Genotype in Patients on Azathioprine or Methotrexate in the All of Us Cohort.
The journal of applied laboratory medicine - 3 Sept 2026
Asiimwe Edgar, Hu Donglei, Cheng Jing, Wu Alan H B, Kushi Lawrence H, Huang Franklin W, Kachuri Linda, Oni-Orisan Akinyemi, Ziv Elad
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Duffy null variant (CC genotype) is associated with lower absolute neutrophil count (ANC) and increased risk of early discontinuation or ineligibility for certain treatments. Our primary objective was to evaluate the change in ANC over time among individuals on azathioprine or methotrexate. We also evaluated normality status (i.e., a designation of abnormal vs not) of ANC under genotype-adjusted...
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- Humans
- Methotrexate
- Azathioprine
- Female
- Genotype
- Duffy Blood-Group System
