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HLA-B alleles associated with severe cutaneous reactions to antiepileptic drugs in Han Chinese.
Epilepsia - 1 Jul 2013
Cheung Ying-Kit, Cheng Suk-Hang, Chan Ernest J M, Lo Su V, Ng Margaret H L, Kwan Patrick
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PURPOSE: HLA-B*15:02 screening is recommended before starting carbamazepine in Han Chinese and Southeast Asians because the allele is strongly predictive of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) induced by the drug. We examined whether other HLA-B alleles are also involved and whether the association extends to other antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). METHODS: Cases of SJS/TEN induced by any...
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