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Rash and multiorgan dysfunction following lamotrigine: could genetic be involved?

Alessio Provenzani1, Manuela Labbozzetta2, Monica Notarbartolo2

  • 1Clinical Pharmacy Service, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (ISMETT), Via E. Tricomi.5, 90127, Palermo, Italy. alessioprovenzani@virgilio.it.

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
|July 16, 2015
PubMed
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Keywords:
ABCB1Antiepileptic drugsHLALamotrigineMulti-organ dysfunctionPharmacogeneticsRashSNPsUGT1A4UGT2B7

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