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Allopurinol in combination with thiopurine induces mucosal healing and improves clinical and metabolic outcomes in IBD
BACKGROUND: Thiopurines, azathioprine (AZA) and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) are common maintenance medications for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Excessive methylation via thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) frequently causes therapeutic failure. Allopurinol reduces excessive 6-methyl-mercaptopurine...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5673019/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29147133 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1756283X17733657 |