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Genetic polymorphisms of CYP2E1 and GSTM1 loci and susceptibility to anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 May 2014
Sharma S K, Jha B K, Sharma A, Sreenivas V, Upadhyay V, Jaisinghani C, Singla R, Mishra H K, Soneja M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Host genetic factors that influence predisposition to anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity (DIH) are not clear in the Indian population. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible association of DIH with polymorphism at the RsaI site of the 5-prime untranslated region of CYP2E1 and GSTM1 'null' mutations. METHODS: In this prospective study, 113 tuberculosis (TB) patients with DIH and 201 TB...
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