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Possible role of HLA in hepatotoxicity. An exploratory study in 71 patients with drug-induced idiosyncratic hepatitis.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Mar 1994
Berson A, Fréneaux E, Larrey D, Lepage V, Douay C, Mallet C, Fromenty B, Benhamou J P, Pessayre D
Abstract excerpt
Possible associations between particular human leucocyte antigen molecules and immunoallergic hepatitis have been suggested previously (HLA-A11 in halothane hepatitis, HLA-DR6 and DR2 in nitrofurantoin hepatitis, HLA-B8 in clometacin hepatitis). In this study the HLA haplotype was determined in 71 patients with idiosyncratic hepatitis due to different drugs. The prevalence of HLA-A11 was twice as high in the 71...
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