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Association of NAT2, GST and CYP2E1 polymorphisms and anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 May 2014
Singla Neha, Gupta Dheeraj, Birbian Niti, Singh Jagtar
Abstract excerpt
Adherence to the prescribed anti-tuberculosis drug (ATD) treatment is crucial for curing patients with active TB. Anti-tuberculosis drug (ATD) induced hepatotoxicity (ATDH) may contribute to ATD's poor compliance in patients with tuberculosis (TB) as interruption of treatment and the switch to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs, which is required in patients who do not tolerate standard drugs, may result in a...
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