Usefulness of the measurement of azathioprine metabolites in the assessment of non-adherence

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 599-602

  Stocco, Gabriele ^a   Londero, Margherita ^a   Campanozzi, Angelo ^b   Martelossi, Stefano ^c   Marino, Sara ^a,c   Malusa, Noelia ^d   Bartoli, Fiora ^a   Decorti, Giuliana ^a   Ventura, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^d Sanitary Services Agency Number 1   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adherence; Autoimmune hepatitis; Azathioprine; Inflammatory bowel disease; Metabolites

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DRUG METABOLITE; MESALAZINE; METHYLMERCAPTOPURINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; TIOGUANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CELIAC DISEASE; COLITIS; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG METABOLISM; ENTERITIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; ADOLESCENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDES; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; THIONUCLEOTIDES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958151454     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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