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Should thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) activity be determined before prescribing azathioprine, mercaptopurine, or thioguanine?
Jennifer DiPiero, MEd, Kathryn Teng, MD and J. Kevin Hicks, PharmD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 409-413; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14106
Jennifer DiPiero
Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Kathryn Teng
Director, Internal Medicine and Community Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
J. Kevin Hicks
Director, Personalized Medication Program, Department of Pharmacy, Genomic Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Should thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) activity be determined before prescribing azathioprine, mercaptopurine, or thioguanine?
Jennifer DiPiero, Kathryn Teng, J. Kevin Hicks
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Jul 2015, 82 (7) 409-413; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14106
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