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N-acetyltransferase 2 polymorphisms and risk of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity in Caucasians.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Oct 2011
Leiro-Fernandez V, Valverde D, Vázquez-Gallardo R, Botana-Rial M, Constenla L, Agúndez J A, Fernández-Villar A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyse slow-acetylation N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) polymorphisms for their association with the risk of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity (ATDH). DESIGN: A case-control study including Caucasian patients with tuberculosis (TB) treated with isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide. NAT2 genotype results were compared between ATDH cases and controls and with a healthy Spanish control...
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