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HLA-B*1511 is a risk factor for carbamazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in Japanese patients.
Epilepsia - 1 Dec 2010
Kaniwa Nahoko, Saito Yoshiro, Aihara Michiko, Matsunaga Kayoko, Tohkin Masahiro, Kurose Kouichi, Furuya Hirokazu, Takahashi Yukitoshi, Muramatsu Masaaki, Kinoshita Shigeru, Abe Masamichi, Ikeda Hiroko, Kashiwagi Mariko, Song Yixuan, Ueta Mayumi, Sotozono Chie, Ikezawa Zenro, Hasegawa Ryuichi
Abstract excerpt
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are rare but life-threatening severe cutaneous adverse reactions. Recently, strong associations of HLA-B*1502 with carbamazepine-induced SJS/TEN have been found in Han Chinese patients. These associations have been confirmed in several Asian populations, excluding Japanese. SJS patients carrying HLA-B*1508, HLA-B*1511, or HLA-B*1521, which are...
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