title: Safe azathioprine treatment in a pediatric ulcerative colitis patient with TPMT*16 by thiopurine metabolite monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Jin
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yoo Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: yonho.choe@samsung.com.
authors.forename: Yon Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: suddenbz@skku.edu.
authors.forename: Soo-Youn
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008780:Methyltransferases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011686:Purine-Pyrimidine Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D008780:Methyltransferases; C022745:thiopurine methyltransferase; D001379:Azathioprine