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SUBMITTER: Amstutz U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3839910 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amstutz U U Ross C J D CJ Castro-Pastrana L I LI Rieder M J MJ Shear N H NH Hayden M R MR Carleton B C BC
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 20130318 1
The occurrence of hypersensitivity reactions including rare but life-threatening Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (HSS) limits the use of the anticonvulsant carbamazepine (CBZ). Human leukocyte antigen-B (HLA)-B 15:02 and HLA-A 31:01 have been identified as predictive genetic markers for CBZ hypersensitivity in Asian and European patients. To replicate these genetic associations in pediatric patients from North America with a diverse ethnic background, we ...[more]