Preemptive <i>TPMT</i> Genotyping and Adherence to Genotype-Based Therapeutic Recommendations Reduces the Healthcare Cost in Patients Receiving Azathioprine or 6-Mercaptopurine for Autoimmune Diseases

A cost analysis of thiopurine treatment was carried out in 257 patients, with 153 preemptively genotyped for <i>TPMT</i> and 104 retrospectively genotyped in a Spanish setting. The healthcare cost was significantly higher in patients retrospectively genotyped compared to those who were p...

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Main Authors: Sarahí Valdez-Acosta, Pablo Zubiaur, Miguel Angel Casado, Jesús Novalbos, Ana Casajús, Diana Campodónico, Itziar Oyagüez, Francisco Abad-Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of Personalized Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/13/8/1208