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Hepatotoxicity of 6-Mercaptopurine and Azathioprine: The authors reply

✍ Scribed by Stark, Mark E.; Tremaine, William J.


Book ID
123206165
Publisher
Mayo Clinic
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
128 KB
Volume
69
Category
Article
ISSN
0025-6196

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The therapeutic use of the immunosuppressive drug Azathioprine (AZA) in preventing rejection in allograft transplant recipients is limited by its haematological toxicity, mainly leukopenia. AZA is a "prodrug", spontaneously converted in the body to two derivatives, 6 mercaptopurine (6MP), and a nit