| Literature DB >> 22378157 |
M A Martin1, T E Klein, B J Dong, M Pirmohamed, D W Haas, D L Kroetz.
Abstract
Human leukocyte antigen B (HLA-B) is responsible for presenting peptides to immune cells and plays a critical role in normal immune recognition of pathogens. A variant allele, HLA-B*57:01, is associated with increased risk of a hypersensitivity reaction to the anti-HIV drug abacavir. In the absence of genetic prescreening, hypersensitivity affects ~6% of patients and can be life-threatening with repeated dosing. We provide recommendations (updated periodically at http://www.pharmkgb.org) for the use of abacavir based on HLA-B genotype.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22378157 PMCID: PMC3374459 DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2011.355
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Pharmacol Ther ISSN: 0009-9236 Impact factor: 6.875