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A genome-wide study identifies HLA alleles associated with lumiracoxib-related liver injury.
Nature genetics - 1 Aug 2010
Singer Jonathan B, Lewitzky Steve, Leroy Elisabeth, Yang Fan, Zhao Xiaojun, Klickstein Lloyd, Wright Timothy M, Meyer Joanne, Paulding Charles A
Abstract excerpt
Lumiracoxib is a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor developed for the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis and acute pain. Concerns over hepatotoxicity have contributed to the withdrawal or non-approval of lumiracoxib in most major drug markets worldwide. We performed a case-control genome-wide association study on 41 lumiracoxib-treated patients with liver injury (cases) and 176 matched lumiracoxib-treated...
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