| Literature DB >> 18184080 |
Sonia Rodríguez-Nóvoa1, Pilar García-Gascó, Francisco Blanco, Gema González-Pardo, Carol Castellares, Victoria Moreno, Inmaculada Jiménez-Nácher, Juan González-Lahoz, Vincent Soriano.
Abstract
The use of abacavir (ABC) may be associated with a hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) that requires discontinuation of the drug. The HLA-B*5701 allele has been linked to this HSR. Information on the strength of this association across distinct geographic regions and ethnicities is scarce. We tested HLA-B*5701 in 53 Spaniards infected with HIV who received ABC treatment. The presence of HLA-B5701 had strong positive and negative predictive values for ABC HSR, 92% and 63%, respectively.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18184080 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2006.0244
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses ISSN: 0889-2229 Impact factor: 2.205