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HLA-B locus in Caucasian patients with carbamazepine hypersensitivity.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Sept 2006
Alfirevic Ana, Jorgensen Andrea L, Williamson Paula R, Chadwick David W, Park B Kevin, Pirmohamed Munir
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A strong pharmacogenetic association has been reported in Chinese patients between human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*1502 and carbamazepine (CBZ)-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). METHODS: We have genotyped the HLA-B alleles in 56 Caucasian patients with varying severities of CBZ hypersensitivity and 43 controls on CBZ without adverse effects. RESULTS: None of our patients (including two with...
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