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- Title
High sensitivity of human leukocyte antigen-b*5701 as a marker for immunologically confirmed abacavir hypersensitivity in white and black patients.
- Authors
Saag, Michael; Balu, Rukmini; Phillips, Elizabeth; Brachman, Philip; Martorell, Claudia; Burman, William; Stancil, Britt; Mosteller, Michael; Brothers, Cindy; Wannamaker, Paul; Hughes, Arlene; Sutherland-Phillips, Denise; Mallal, Simon; Shaefer, Mark; Study of Hypersensitivity to Abacavir and Pharmacogenetic Evaluation Study Team
- Abstract
Although the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*5701 is highly associated with a hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) to abacavir (ABC), variable sensitivities have been reported when clinical data alone have been used to define an ABC HSR. This study evaluated the sensitivity of detection of the HLA-B*5701 allele as a marker of ABC HSRs in both white and black patients, using skin patch testing to supplement clinical diagnosis.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2008, Vol 46, Issue 7, p1111
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/529382