Initiating Azathioprine for Crohn's Disease

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Initiating Azathioprine for Crohn's Disease Barrett G. Levesque, Edward V. Loftus Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Volume 10, Issue 5, Pages 460-465 (May 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.01.018 Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Histogram of 407 patients in New Zealand indicates the number of patients confirmed as homozygous deficient (white), confirmed heterozygous (black), normal genotype (grey), not genotyped (black horizontal stripes), vs TPMT enzyme activity. Reprinted with permission from Sies et al.3 Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2012 10, 460-465DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2012.01.018) Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Algorithm: initiating AZA in CD 11. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2012 10, 460-465DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2012.01.018) Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions