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Genetics of immune-mediated adverse drug reactions: a comprehensive and clinical review.
Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology - 1 Jun 2015
Yip V L M, Alfirevic A, Pirmohamed M
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Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are common and are a major problem in drug therapy. Patients experience unnecessary morbidity and mortality whilst many effective drugs are withdrawn because of ADRs in a minority of patients. Recent studies have demonstrated significant associations between human leukocyte antigens (HLA) and predisposition to ADRs such as drug-induced skin injury (DISI) and drug-induced liver injury...
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