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Cost‐effectiveness of screening for HLA‐B*1502 prior to initiation of carbamazepine in epilepsy patients of Asian ancestry in the United States
3 Jun 2019
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OBJECTIVE: Carbamazepine, widely used in the treatment of partial and generalized tonic-clonic seizures, has been associated with life-threatening Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis among some Asians. The HLA-B*1502 genotype that occurs with varying frequency among Asians is recommended for screening prior to starting carbamazepine. Our goal is to explore the cost-effectiveness of screening for...
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