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Association study of lamotrigine-induced cutaneous adverse reactions and HLA-B*1502 in a Han Chinese population.
Epilepsy research - 1 Dec 2010
An Dong-Mei, Wu Xin-Tong, Hu Fa-Yun, Yan Bo, Stefan Hermann, Zhou Dong
Abstract excerpt
Antiepileptic drugs including lamotrigine (LTG) and carbamazepine (CBZ) are among the most common causes of cutaneous adverse reactions (cADRs). Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*1502 has been strongly associated with CBZ-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN). To investigate this relationship, we performed high-resolution HLA genotyping on LTG-tolerant controls, healthy volunteers,...
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