Azathioprine Genetic Polymorphisms

Scientific Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Medicine - Pharmacology, grade: 1, Egerton University, language: English, abstract: Azathioprine drug has been in clinical use since its discovery in 1957 in which it was used as a chemotherapy drug. It produces a biological metabolite known as 6-mercaptopurine which is a metabolically active form and it acts as an immunosuppressant. In regard to ...