Use of thiopurines and risk of colorectal neoplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: a meta-analysis.

<h4>Objective</h4>Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is commonly treated with thiopurines such as azathioprine and mercaptopurine for the maintenance of remission. Studies examining chemopreventive of these medications on colorectal neoplasm in IBD patients have yielded conflicting results...

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Main Authors: Jianfeng Gong, Lijing Zhu, Zhen Guo, Yi Li, Weiming Zhu, Ning Li, Jieshou Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24312308/pdf/?tool=EBI