Article
Pharmacogenomic Profile and Adverse Drug Reactions in a Prospective Therapeutic Cohort of Chagas Disease Patients Treated with Benznidazole.
International journal of molecular sciences - 16 Feb 2021
Franco Lucas A M, Moreira Carlos H V, Buss Lewis F, Oliveira Lea C, Martins Roberta C R, Manuli Erika R, Lindoso José A L, Busch Michael P, Pereira Alexandre C, Sabino Ester C
Abstract excerpt
Chagas disease remains a major social and public health problem in Latin America. Benznidazole (BZN) is the main drug with activity against Trypanosoma cruzi. Due to the high number of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), BZN is underprescribed. The goal of this study was to evaluate the genetic and transcriptional basis of BZN adverse reactions. METHODS: A prospective cohort with 102 Chagas disease patients who...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
