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Association of HLA-B*1502 allele and carbamazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome among Indians.
Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology - 1 Jan 2000
Mehta Timir Y, Prajapati Laxman M, Mittal Bharti, Joshi Chaitanya G, Sheth Jayesh J, Patel Dinesh B, Dave Dinkar M, Goyal Ramesh K
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BACKGROUND: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis are severe cutaneous reactions caused by certain drugs, including antiepileptic carbamazepine. A strong association has been reported between human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B*1502 and carbamazepine-induced SJS in Han Chinese...
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