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Association between the HLA-B*15:02 allele and carbamazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis in Han individuals of northeastern China.
Pharmacological reports : PR - 1 Jan 2013
He Xiao-Jing, Jian Ling-Yan, He Xiao-Lin, Wu Yan, Xu Yuan-Yuan, Sun Xiao-Jie, Miao Li-Yan, Zhao Li-Mei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This study examined the significant association between carbamazepine (CBZ)-induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS)/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and HLA-B*15:02 in epilepsy patients of Han ethnicity living in northeastern China. METHODS: CBZ-SJS/TEN patients and CBZ-tolerant control patients were genotyped for HLA-B*15:02 by PCR amplification using sequence-specific primers. Patients then were...
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