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Prospective epidemiological study of the prevalence of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*5701 in HIV-1-infected UK subjects.
HIV medicine - 1 Mar 2010
Orkin C, Sadiq S T, Rice L, Jackson F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B(*)5701 is strongly associated with developing a hypersensitivity reaction to abacavir (ABC) in White and Hispanic subjects. Across the UK, limited data exist on HLA-B(*)5701 prevalence in HIV-1-infected subjects. We determined HLA-B(*)5701 prevalence in the general HIV-1-infected population and in specific ethnic groups, particularly Black Africans who, in general,...
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