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HLA-DR7 and HLA-DQ2: Transgenic mouse strains tested as a model system for ximelagatran hepatotoxicity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Lundgren Hanna, Martinsson Klara, Cederbrant Karin, Jirholt Johan, Mucs Daniel, Madeyski-Bengtson Katja, Havarinasab Said, Hultman Per
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The oral thrombin inhibitor ximelagatran was withdrawn in the late clinical trial phase because it adversely affected the liver. In approximately 8% of treated patients, drug-induced liver injury (DILI) was expressed as transient alanine transaminase (ALT) elevations. No evidence of DILI had been revealed in the pre-clinical in vivo studies. A whole genome scan study performed on the clinical study material...
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