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Mechanisms of isoniazid-induced idiosyncratic liver injury: emerging role of mitochondrial stress.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Apr 2014
Boelsterli Urs A, Lee Kang Kwang
Abstract excerpt
Idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a significant adverse effect of antitubercular therapy with isoniazid (INH). Although the drug has been used for many decades, the underlying mode of action (both patient-specific and drug-specific mechanisms) leading to DILI are poorly understood. Among the patient-specific determinants of susceptibility to INH-associated DILI, the importance of HLA genetic...
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