Saturday 31 March 2018


Immunosuppresants: Corticosteroids act on cytosolic rather than cell membrane receptors. Both mycophenolate and azathioprine

Approximately 1 in 300 Caucasians have  thiopurine methyl transferase (TPMT) deficiency. TPMT is the enzyme that metabolises 6-mercaptopurine and its deficiency results in high risk of azathioprine toxicity.

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