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HLA-B*5901 is strongly associated with methazolamide-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Jun 2010
Kim Sae-Hoon, Kim Myunghwa, Lee Kyung Wha, Kim Sang-Heon, Kang Hye-Ryun, Park Heung-Woo, Jee Young-Koo
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AIMS: The carbonic anhydrase inhibitor methazolamide infrequently causes Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). An association between these diseases and the HLA-B59 serotype has been suggested in case reports. This study examined the disease-associated B*59 allele and investigated the association of these diseases with other HLA class I alleles. METHODS: We performed high-resolution...
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