Practical pharmacogenetics: the cost effectiveness of screening for thiopurine s-methyltransferase polymorphisms in patients with rheumatological conditions treated with azathioprine.

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Published in J Rheumatol on December 01, 2002

Authors

Carlo A Marra1, John M Esdaile, Aslam H Anis

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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