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Gut 54:1664
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ITPA genotyping is not predictive for the development of side effects in AZA treated inflammatory bowel disease patients

Table 1

 Side effects in 109 azathioprine treated inflammatory bowel disease patients related to their thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) and inosine triphosphate pyrophosphate (ITPA) genotypes

Side effect No polymorphisms (88 of 109) TPMT polymorphisms (10/109) ITPA polymorphisms (12 of 109)
*1/*3A *1/*3C *3A/*3A *3B/*3B WT/94C>A 94C>A/94C>A
One patient was included in both the TPMT polymorphisms column and in the ITPA polymorphisms column as he was heterozygous for the TPMT*3A polymorphism and heterozygous for the ITPA 94 C>A polymorphism. Side effects categorised as “other” included rash, renal function disorders, vertigo, myalgia, and arthralgia.
None 54 5 0 0 0 10 0
Leucocytes <2×109/l 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Leucocytes 2–4×109/l 9 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hepatotoxicity 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pancreatitis 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gastrointestinal 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 8 0 1 0 0 2 0
Total 88 7 1 1 1 12 0

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