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Human leukocyte antigen genetic risk factors of drug-induced liver toxicology.
Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology - 1 Mar 2015
Grove Jane I, Aithal Guruprasad P
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a rare adverse drug reaction, which impacts significantly on patients. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) risk alleles have been found to be associated with DILI supporting an immunological basis to DILI pathogenesis. AREAS COVERED: HLA alleles associated with risk of liver injury induced by specific therapeutic drugs are described. The evidence for a role of the...
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