Pharmacogenomics

TPMTThiopurines

Reduced TPMT activity increases risk of severe myelosuppression at standard thiopurine doses.

RELATIONSHIP VALIDITYCPIC clinical guideline
ACTIONABILITYHigh in thiopurine therapy
SOURCE CHECKLinks and claim boundaries are editorially checked; external expert review is stated only with named disclosure
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What a test can show

Genotyping and/or phenotyping under a clinical protocol.

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Practical meaning

A result may alter starting dose, but blood monitoring remains essential.

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Where knowledge ends

It does not replace NUDT15 assessment, interaction review or clinical monitoring.

SOURCES AND VERSION

Verifiable, not ‘trust us’.

Updated: 14 August 2026. Any clinical interpretation requires the exact variant, testing method, family information and medical context.