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Genetic predisposition of life-threatening antiepileptic-induced skin reactions.
Expert opinion on drug safety - 1 Jan 2010
Chung Wen-Hung, Hung Shuen-Iu, Chen Yuan-Tsong
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD: Recent advances in pharmacogenetic studies have uncovered increasingly more genes that predispose individuals to adverse drug reactions. Aromatic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are a frequent cause of severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR). A strong genetic association between HLA-B*1502 and carbamazepine (CBZ)-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) has...
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