External quality assessment of HLA-B*5701 reporting: An international multicentre survey

Objectives: HLA-B*5701 strongly predicts abacavir hypersensitivity (HSR), but implementation of effective routine screening into clinical practice requires testing be practical and accurate. We tested the proficiency of HLA-B*5701 typing among laboratories using sequence specific primer PCR. Design...

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Main Authors: Hammond, Emma, Almeida, Coral-Ann, Mamotte, Cyril, Nolan, David, Phillips, Elizabeth, Schollaardt, Tineke Asma, Gill, M. John, Angel, Jonathan B., Neurath, Doris, Li, Jianping, Giulivi, Tony, McIntyre, Cathy, Koultchitski, Galina, Wong, Betty, Reis, Marciano, Rachlis, Anita, Cole, David E., Chew, Choo Beng, Neifer, Stefan, Lalonde, Richard, Rogers, Michel, Jeanneau, Annie, Mallal, Simon
Format: Journal Article
Published: International Medical Press 2007
Online Access:http://www.intmedpress.com/serveFile.cfm?sUID=952ab0e5-e84f-4b9a-82ff-999e916f27c5
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40639