Blood group B is associated with azathioprine-induced acute pancreatitis in patients with IBD

Gut. 2017 Aug;66(8):1531-1532. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-313138. Epub 2016 Nov 14.

Authors

Niels Teich¹, Bernd Bokemeyer², Wolfgang Mohl³, Jens Walldorf⁴, Tony Bruns⁵, Carsten Schmidt⁵, Andreas Stallmach⁵; German IBD Study Group

Affiliations

¹ Internistische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Leipzig, Germany.
² Gastroenterologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Minden, Germany.
³ Gemeinschaftspraxis-Endoskopiezentrum, Saarbrücken, Germany.
⁴ Universitätsklinikum Halle, Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I, Halle, Germany.
⁵ Universitätsklinikum Jena, Klinik für Innere Medizin IV, Jena, Germany.

PMID: 27849560
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-313138

No abstract available

Keywords: ACUTE PANCREATITIS; AZATHIOPRINE; CROHN'S DISEASE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Azathioprine*
Blood Group Antigens
Colitis, Ulcerative*
Crohn Disease
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents
Pancreatitis

Substances

Blood Group Antigens
Immunosuppressive Agents
Azathioprine