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Association between presence of HLA-B*5701, HLA-DR7, and HLA-DQ3 and hypersensitivity to HIV-1 reverse-transcriptase inhibitor abacavir.
Lancet (London, England) - 2 Mar 2002
Mallal S, Nolan D, Witt C, Masel G, Martin A M, Moore C, Sayer D, Castley A, Mamotte C, Maxwell D, James I, Christiansen F T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The use of abacavir--a potent HIV-1 nucleoside-analogue reverse-transcriptase inhibitor--is complicated by a potentially life-threatening hypersensitivity syndrome in about 5% of cases. Genetic factors influencing the immune response to abacavir might confer susceptibility. We aimed to find associations between MHC alleles and abacavir hypersensitivity in HIV-1-positive individuals treated with...
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