PHARMACOGENETIC TESTING TO IDENTIFY PRESENCE OF THE HLA-B*57:01 BIOMARKER FOR ABACAVIR TREATMENT

• At: AbuDhabi (United Arab Emirates) (2019)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-TRI-002
• By: WIRTH, Francesca (UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, Pharmacy, Malta)
• Co-author(s): Leanne Camilleri: Department of Pharmacy, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
  Francesca Wirth: Department of Pharmacy, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
  Lilian M Azzopardi: Department of Pharmacy, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Testing for the HLA-B*57:01 pharmacogenetic (PGx) biomarker is clinically significant to predict risk of hypersensitivity reactions in patients to be treated with abacavir.

  Methods

  A literature search was performed to identify studies describing testing for HLA-B*57:01 with respect to therapy with abacavir. The studies were reviewed and

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