Open AccessAzathioprine Metabolite Measurements Are not Useful for Following Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis in Alaska Native and other Non-Caucasian People
Author(s) -
Elizabeth D. Ferucci,
Kathy J. Hurlburt,
Marlyn J. Mayo,
Stephen Livingston,
Heike Deubner,
James Gove,
Julia Plotnik,
Brian J. McMahon
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2011/137476
Subject(s) - azathioprine , thiopurine methyltransferase , leukopenia , medicine , gastroenterology , autoimmune hepatitis , genotype , immunology , pharmacology , hepatitis , toxicity , disease , biology , genetics , gene
In autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) patients treated with azathioprine, the utility of measuring thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) and azathioprine metabolites has been limited.
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