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A human leukocyte antigen locus haplotype confers risk for allopurinol-related adverse effects in Caucasian patients with gout.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Aug 2015
Roberts Rebecca L, Wallace Mary C, Harrison Andrew, Dalbeth Nicola, Merriman Tony R, Stamp Lisa K
Abstract excerpt
A human leukocyte antigen haplotype comprising six single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) confers risk for allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome in Caucasians. The objective of the current study was to test for association of this haplotype with other, less severe adverse effects (AEs) of allopurinol therapy in a large New Zealand gout cohort. A total of 626 Caucasian and 766 Polynesian patients were genotyped...
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