Comparison of methods for in-house screening of HLA-B*57:01 to prevent abacavir hypersensitivity in HIV-1 care.

Comparison of methods for in-house screening of HLA-B*57:01 to prevent abacavir hypersensitivity in HIV-1 care.

Abacavir is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used as part of combination antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected patients. Because this drug can cause a hypersensitivity reaction that is correlated with the presence of the HLA-B*57:01 allotype, screening for the presence of HLA-B*57:01...

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Main Authors: Ward De Spiegelaere, Jan Philippé, Karen Vervisch, Chris Verhofstede, Eva Malatinkova, Maja Kiselinova, Wim Trypsteen, Pawel Bonczkowski, Dirk Vogelaers, Steven Callens, Jean Ruelle, Kabamba Kabeya, Stephane De Wit, Petra Van Acker, Vicky Van Sandt, Marie-Paule Emonds, Paul Coucke, Erica Sermijn, Linos Vandekerckhove
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4398410?pdf=render

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