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A study of HLA class I and class II 4-digit allele level in Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Aug 2011
Cristallo A F, Schroeder J, Citterio A, Santori G, Ferrioli G M, Rossi U, Bertani G, Cassano S, Gottardi P, Ceschini N, Barocci F, Ribizzi G, Cutrupi V, Cairoli R, Rapisarda V, Pastorello E A, Barocci S
Abstract excerpt
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are represented by rare but life-threatening cutaneous adverse reactions to different drugs. Previous studies have found that in a Han Chinese population from Taiwan and other Asian Countries, a strong genetic association between HLA-class I alleles (B*15:02, B*58:01) and SJS and TEN was induced by carbamazepine and allopurinol, respectively. To...
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