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NAT2 genotyping and efficacy of sulfasalazine in patients with chronic discoid lupus erythematosus.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Apr 1997
Sabbagh N, Delaporte E, Marez D, Lo-Guidice J M, Piette F, Broly F
Abstract excerpt
Sulfasalazine is an effective agent for chronic discoid lupus erythematosus (CDLE) but the response to treatment is considerably variable between patients and is also unpredictable. The reason for this might relate to differences in metabolism of the drug which is extensively acetylated by the polymorphic enzyme N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2). To test this possibility, the N-acetylation phenotype of eleven patients...
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