n our study population from Northeastern Brazil, the frequency of HLA-B*5701 was between Caucasian and African ethnic groups; however, when stratifying for ethnicity, our findings show that the HLA B*5701 carriers' frequencies are more similar to those previously reported for Caucasians and Africans. Considering the clinical importance of hypersensitivity to Abacavir treatment in HIV-infected patients and the frequency of HLA B*5701 carriers reported in this study (3.1% in patients and 3.4% in the controls), we suggest the preventive use of HLA B*5701 testing in clinical practice in Abacavir treatment in Northeastern Brazil.
Frequency of HLA B*5701 allele carriers in abacavir treated-HIV infected patients and controls from northeastern Brazil.
CROVELLA, SERGIO;L. Segat;
2011-01-01
Abstract
n our study population from Northeastern Brazil, the frequency of HLA-B*5701 was between Caucasian and African ethnic groups; however, when stratifying for ethnicity, our findings show that the HLA B*5701 carriers' frequencies are more similar to those previously reported for Caucasians and Africans. Considering the clinical importance of hypersensitivity to Abacavir treatment in HIV-infected patients and the frequency of HLA B*5701 carriers reported in this study (3.1% in patients and 3.4% in the controls), we suggest the preventive use of HLA B*5701 testing in clinical practice in Abacavir treatment in Northeastern Brazil.File in questo prodotto:
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