HLA-B*5701 typing: evaluation of an allele-specific polymerase chain reaction melting assay
Inheritance of HLA-B*5701 is a strong predictor of a hypersensitivity reaction to the anti-HIV drug abacavir. The identification of susceptible individuals prior to the institution of abacavir therapy is therefore of clinical importance and has generated demand for a simple and rapid diagnostic test...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Blackwell Munksgaard
2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5945 |