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CYP2E1 genotype and isoniazid-induced hepatotoxicity in patients treated for latent tuberculosis.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Jun 2006
Vuilleumier Nicolas, Rossier Michel F, Chiappe Alberto, Degoumois Florence, Dayer Pierre, Mermillod Bernadette, Nicod Laurent, Desmeules Jules, Hochstrasser Denis
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether pharmacogenetic tests such as N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) and cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) genotyping are useful in identifying patients prone to antituberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity in a cosmopolite population. METHODS: In a prospective study we genotyped...
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