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Beta-lactam-induced immediate hypersensitivity reactions: A genome-wide association study of a deeply phenotyped cohort.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 May 2021
Nicoletti Paola, Carr Daniel F, Barrett Sarah, McEvoy Laurence, Friedmann Peter S, Shear Neil H, Nelson Matthew R, Chiriac Anca M, Blanca-López Natalia, Cornejo-García José A, Gaeta Francesco, Nakonechna Alla, Torres Maria J, Caruso Cristiano, Valluzzi Rocco L, Floratos Aris, Shen Yufeng, Pavlos Rebecca K, Phillips Elizabeth J, Demoly Pascal, Romano Antonino, Blanca Miguel, Pirmohamed Munir
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: β-lactam antibiotics are associated with a variety of immune-mediated or hypersensitivity reactions, including immediate (type I) reactions mediated by antigen-specific IgE. OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify genetic predisposing factors for immediate reactions to β-lactam antibiotics. METHODS: Patients with a clinical history of immediate hypersensitivity reactions to either penicillins or...
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