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Association between HLA-B*44:03-HLA-C*07:01 haplotype and cold medicine-related Stevens-Johnson syndrome with severe ocular complications in Thailand.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Sept 2018
Jongkhajornpong Passara, Lekhanont Kaevalin, Pisuchpen Phattrawan, Chantaren Patchima, Puangsricharern Vilavun, Prabhasawat Pinnita, Suphapeetiporn Kanya, Kinoshita Shigeru, Ueta Mayumi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms in human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class I genes have been found to be associated with cold medicine (CM)-related Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) with severe ocular complications (SOC). Because ethnic differences in genetic predisposition to SJS/TEN among different populations have been proposed, we focused on Thai patients and investigated the...
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