The Importance of Thiopurine S-Methyltransferase Gene Analysis before Azathioprine Therapy


Gürbüz G., Edizer S., YILMAZ Ü., ÜNALP A.

Clinical Neuropharmacology, cilt.43, sa.4, ss.112-113, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/wnf.0000000000000397
  • Dergi Adı: Clinical Neuropharmacology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, EMBASE, MEDLINE, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.112-113
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: neuromyelitis optica, azathioprine, pancytopenia
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Neuromyelitis optica is an inflammatory central nervous system syndrome associated with serum aquaporin-4 IgG antibody. Optic nerve and spinal cord involvement is typical. We report a 9-year-old girl with a diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica, who developed azathioprine-induced pancytopenia that was subsequently found to be caused by thiopurine-methyltransferase mutation.