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Hla-B alleles and lamotrigine-induced cutaneous adverse drug reactions in the Han Chinese population.
Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology - 1 Jul 2011
Shi Yi-Wu, Min Fu-Li, Liu Xiao-Rong, Zan Li-Xuan, Gao Mei-Mei, Yu Mei-Juan, Liao Wei-Ping
Abstract excerpt
Lamotrigine (LTG) is a commonly used antiepileptic drug. However, the use of LTG is limited because of its cutaneous adverse drug reactions (cADRs) ranging from mild maculopapular eruption (MPE) to severe Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). A strong association between HLA-B*1502 and carbamazepine-induced SJS/TEN has been identified in Chinese and Thai. Although three of seven...
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