Thiopurinemethyltransferase (TPMT) genotype and TPMT activity in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: relation to azathioprine maintenance treatment and adverse effects

Ann Rheum Dis. 2009 May;68(5):758-9. doi: 10.1136/ard.2008.097667.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / analysis*
  • Azathioprine / therapeutic use*
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Methyltransferases / genetics*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vasculitis / genetics*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Methyltransferases
  • thiopurine methyltransferase
  • Azathioprine