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Ji-Su Shim, James Yun, Mi-Yeong Kim, Soo Jie Chung, Ji Hyun Oh, Dong-Yoon Kang, Jae-Woo Jung, Sang-Heon Cho, Hye-Ryun Kang
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Background: Although HLA-B*58:01 is a well-known risk factor for the development of allopurinol-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), most of the HLA-B*58:01 carriers do not suffer from SCARs despite a long-term use of allopurinol. This suggests that there are other risk factors that determine the fate of HLA-B*58:01 carriers.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the additional genetic factors that increase the risk of allopurinol-induced SCARs in HLA-B*58:01 carriers.
Methods: The incidence of allopurinol-induced SCARs was investigated according to coexisting HLA alleles in all subjects with HLA-B*58:01 who took allopurinol between 2003 and 2017. The allopurinol tolerant group was defined as a group who took allopurinol for more than 60 days without developing hypersensitivity and was compared with the allopurinol-induced SCAR group.
Results: Among the retrospective cohort consisting of 367 HLA-B*58:01 carriers treated with allopurinol, 11 (3.0%) were diagnosed with allopurinol-induced SCARs. When HLA-B75, DR13 homozygosity, or DR14 was present, the incidence of SCARs increased up to 22.2% (odds ratio [OR], 19.568; P = .015), 20.0% (OR, 38.458; P = .001), and 10.7% (OR, 19.355; P = .004), respectively. Among the 153 HLA-B*58:01 carriers with chronic renal insufficiency (CRI), the incidence of SCARs doubled to 6.5% and further increased to 40%, 30%, and 37.5% in the presence of HLA-B75, DR13 homozygosity, or DR14, respectively.
Conclusions: Secondary screening with HLA-B75, DR13 homozygosity, and DR14 in addition to primary screening with HLA-B*58:01 would enable a more accurate prediction of SCAR occurrence, especially in patients with CRI.
Keywords: Allopurinol; Drug hypersensitivity syndrome; Human leukocyte antigen; Koreans; Stevens-Johnson syndrome; Toxic epidermal necrolysis.
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