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Recent Advances in Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome/Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms

Table 2

Specific human leucocyte antigen (HLA) types and associated drugs in severe drug eruptions.

Associated drugHLA alleleEthnicity

AbacavirB57:01Caucasian, Thai, Cambodian
AllopurinolB58:01Han Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Korean
CarbamazepineB15:02Han Chinese, Thai, Indian, Malaysian
B15:11Japanese, Korean, Han Chinese
B59:01Japanese
A31:01Japanese, Han Chinese, European, Korean
Cold medicineA02:06Japanese, Korean
DapsoneB13:01Han Chinese, Thai
MethazolamideB59:01Korean, Japanese, Han Chinese
NevirapineDRB101:01Australian, French
B14:02 (or Cw08:02)European
B35:05Thai
Cw08:01/Cw08:02Sardinian, Japanese
PhenobarbitalHLA-A01:01Thai
HLA-B13:01Thai
PhenytoinB15:02Han Chinese, Thai
HLA-B13:01Thai
HLA-B56:02/04Thai
SulfamethoxazoleB38European

This table is modified from [46].