BACKGROUND & AIMS: The use of azathioprine (AZA) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients is limited by toxicity, which occurs in up to 20% of treated patients. Mutations in the thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) and inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase (ITPA) genes have been associated with the occurrence of AZA-related toxicity. The aim of our study was to determine the relative contribution of ITPA and TPMT mutations to the development of toxicity induced by AZA treatment in IBD patients. METHODS: ITPA(94C>A, IVS2+21A>C) and TPMT (238G>C, 460G>A, and 719A>G) genotypes were assessed in 262 IBD patients (159 females, 103 males; 67 patients with ulcerative colitis, 195 patients with Crohn's disease) treated with AZA and were correlated with the development of leukopenia and hepatotoxicity. RESULTS: Leukopenia (leukocyte count, <3.0 x 10(9)/L) was observed in 4.6% of treated patients. The frequencies of mutant ITPA 94C>A and TPMT alleles were significantly higher in the leukopenic population compared with patients without leukopenia (16.7% and 5.4%, respectively, for ITPA 94C>A, and 20.8% and 4%, respectively, for TPMT). Moreover, the ITPA 94C>A and TPMT mutations predicted leukopenia: ITPA 94C>A odds ratio, 3.504; 95% confidence interval, 1.119-10.971 (P = .046); TPMT odds ratio, 6.316; 95% confidence interval, 2.141-18.634 (P = .004). Neither TPMT nor ITPA genotype predicted hepatotoxicity. CONCLUSIONS: ITPA 94C>A and TPMT polymorphisms are associated with AZA-related leukopenia in IBD patients.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The use of azathioprine (AZA) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients is limited by toxicity, which occurs in up to 20% of treated patients. Mutations in the thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) and inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase (ITPA) genes have been associated with the occurrence of AZA-related toxicity. The aim of our study was to determine the relative contribution of ITPA and TPMT mutations to the development of toxicity induced by AZA treatment in IBDpatients. METHODS:ITPA(94C>A, IVS2+21A>C) and TPMT (238G>C, 460G>A, and 719A>G) genotypes were assessed in 262 IBDpatients (159 females, 103 males; 67 patients with ulcerative colitis, 195 patients with Crohn's disease) treated with AZA and were correlated with the development of leukopenia and hepatotoxicity. RESULTS:Leukopenia (leukocyte count, <3.0 x 10(9)/L) was observed in 4.6% of treated patients. The frequencies of mutant ITPA 94C>A and TPMT alleles were significantly higher in the leukopenic population compared with patients without leukopenia (16.7% and 5.4%, respectively, for ITPA 94C>A, and 20.8% and 4%, respectively, for TPMT). Moreover, the ITPA 94C>A and TPMT mutations predicted leukopenia: ITPA 94C>A odds ratio, 3.504; 95% confidence interval, 1.119-10.971 (P = .046); TPMT odds ratio, 6.316; 95% confidence interval, 2.141-18.634 (P = .004). Neither TPMT nor ITPA genotype predicted hepatotoxicity. CONCLUSIONS:ITPA 94C>A and TPMT polymorphisms are associated with AZA-related leukopenia in IBDpatients.
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