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SUBMITTER: Hershfield MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3564416 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 20121017 2
Allopurinol is the most commonly used drug for the treatment of hyperuricemia and gout. However, allopurinol is also one of the most common causes of severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), which include drug hypersensitivity syndrome, Stevens–Johnson syndrome, and toxic epidermal necrolysis. A variant allele of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B, HLA-B*58:01, associates strongly with allopurinolinduced SCAR. We have summarized the evidence from the published literature and developed peer-r ...[more]