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Thiopurine Treatment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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The authors wish to acknowledge the Carney Centre for Pharmacogenomics (Christchurch, New Zealand) for financial support to Sharon J. Gardiner. The authors have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this letter.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Sharon J. Gardiner, Evan J. Begg & Murray L. Barclay

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Lewisham, London, UK

    Ashis Sau

  3. Purine Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Pathology, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK

    Anthony Marinaki

  4. Department of Gastroenterology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Richard B. Gearry & Murray L. Barclay

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Gardiner, S.J., Begg, E.J., Sau, A. et al. Thiopurine Treatment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clin Pharmacokinet 46, 803–804 (2007). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003088-200746090-00007

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