title: TPMT Testing Before Starting Azathioprine or Mercaptopurine: Surely Just Do It?
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: jeremy.sanderson@kcl.ac.uk.
authors: Jeremy D
authors: JD
authors: Sanderson
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D015122:Mercaptopurine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008780:Methyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D015122:Mercaptopurine; D008780:Methyltransferases; D001379:Azathioprine