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The role of cigarette smoking and liver enzymes polymorphisms in anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity in Brazilian patients.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 May 2014
Zaverucha-do-Valle Camila, Monteiro Sérgio P, El-Jaick Kênia B, Rosadas Leonardo A, Costa Marli J M, Quintana Marcel S B, de Castro Liane
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major health concern and side-effects related to the treatment, especially drug-induced hepatotoxicity (DIH), should be better investigated. In the present study, a possible association between anti-TB DIH and cigarette smoking, N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2), Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) and Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) genotypes was studied in 131 TB Brazilian patients. The NAT2 and...
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