Risks and benefits of azathioprine therapy.
The risk of lymphoma may be increased by about fourfold in patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with thiopurines. The increased risk could be a result of the medications, the severity of the underlying disease, or a combination of the two.
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| description | The risk of lymphoma may be increased by about fourfold in patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with thiopurines. The increased risk could be a result of the medications, the severity of the underlying disease, or a combination of the two. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:7b1f71b4-4555-4378-b583-3db5d0a32b272022-03-26T20:48:31ZRisks and benefits of azathioprine therapy.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:7b1f71b4-4555-4378-b583-3db5d0a32b27EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2005McGovern, DJewell, DThe risk of lymphoma may be increased by about fourfold in patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with thiopurines. The increased risk could be a result of the medications, the severity of the underlying disease, or a combination of the two. |
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