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Pharmacogenetic information derived from analysis of HLA alleles.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Feb 2008
Gatanaga Hiroyuki, Honda Haruhito, Oka Shinichi
Abstract excerpt
A large amount of pharmacogenetic information has, in particular, accumulated on the association between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles and hypersensitivity to certain drugs. Prospective HLA typing has dramatically reduced the risk of abacavir hypersensitivity because of its strong association with HLA-B*5701. Significant predisposition to nevirapine hypersensitivity has been reported in Caucasian...
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