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Toll-like receptor 3 gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jul 2007
Ueta Mayumi, Sotozono Chie, Inatomi Tsutomu, Kojima Kentaro, Tashiro Kei, Hamuro Junji, Kinoshita Shigeru
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are acute-onset mucocutaneous diseases induced by infectious agents and/or inciting drugs. Given the association between the onset of SJS/TEN and infections, the possibility that there is an association betwee...
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