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. 2019 May;197:122–152. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2019.01.002

Table 3.

Overview of genetic variations in the major histocompatibility complex associated with hypersensitivity to antiepileptics. SJS = Stevens-Johnson syndrome, TEN = toxic epidermal necrolysis, MPE = maculopapular exanthema, DRESS = drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, SCAR = severe cutaneous adverse reaction, DIHS = drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome.

Allele
Ethnicity
Odds ratio
Adverse reaction
Cases
Controls
Study
Carbamazepine
Carbamazepine and HLA-B*1502
HLA-B*1502 Thai 75.4 SJS/TEN 34 40 tolerant controls (Kulkantrakorn et al., 2012)
54.8 SJS/TEN 42 42 tolerant controls (Tassaneeyakul et al., 2010)
25.5 SJS/TEN 6 50 tolerant controls (Locharernkul et al., 2008)
7.27 MPE 17 271 tolerant controls (Sukasem et al., 2018)
Chinese 2504 SJS/TEN 44 101 tolerant controls (Chung et al., 2004)
1357 SJS/TEN 60 144 tolerant controls (Hung et al., 2006)
184 SJS/TEN 8 50 tolerant controls (Wu et al., 2010)
152 SJS/TEN 17 21 tolerant controls (Zhang et al., 2011)
114.8 SJS/TEN 9 80 tolerant controls (Wang et al., 2011)
97.6 SJS/TEN 112 152 tolerant controls (Hsiao et al., 2014)
89.3 SJS/TEN 26 135 tolerant controls (Cheung et al., 2013)
58.1 SJS/TEN 53 72 tolerant controls (Genin et al., 2014)
12.4 SJS/TEN 56 179 tolerant controls (Shi et al., 2017)
Hongkong Chinese 89.3 SJS/TEN 26 135 tolerant controls (Kwan Ng, & Lo, 2014)
Korean 40.3 SJS/TEN 7 485 general population (Kim et al., 2011)
Malaysian 16.2 SJS/TEN 16 300 tolerant controls (Chang Too, Murad, & Hussein, 2011)
Vietnamese 33.8 SJS/TEN 35 25 tolerant controls (Nguyen et al., 2015)
Indian 71.4 SJS/TEN 8 10 general population (Mehta et al., 2009)
Multiethnic group 168 SJS/TEN 6 7 tolerant controls (Then Rani, Raymond, Ratnaningrum, & Jamal 2011)



Carbamazepine and HLA-A*3101
HLA-A*3101 European 57.6 DRESS 10 257 tolerant controls (Genin et al., 2014)
25.9 SJS/TEN 12 257 general population (McCormack et al., 2011)
12.4 DRESS 27 257 general population (McCormack et al., 2011)
8.3 MPE 106 257 general population (McCormack et al., 2011)
Chinese 23 DRESS 10 72 tolerant controls (Genin et al., 2014)
17.5 MPE 18 144 tolerant controls (Hung et al., 2006)
6.4 DIHS 13 144 tolerant controls (Hung et al., 2006)
Japanese 33.9 SJS/TEN 6 420 tolerant controls (Ozeki et al., 2011)
9.5 SCAR 77 420 tolerant controls (Ozeki et al., 2011)
Korean 12.4 HSS 17 485 general population (Kim et al., 2011)
10.3 SCAR 24 485 general population (Kim et al., 2011)
6.5 SJS 7 485 general population (Kim et al., 2011)



Carbamazepine and other class I HLAs
HLA-A*0201 Chinese 3.6 MPE 40 52 tolerant controls (Li et al., 2013)
HLA-A*2402 Chinese 2.3 SJS/TEN 56 178 tolerant controls (Shi et al., 2017)
HLA-A31 Japanese 11.2 SJS/TEN or DIHS 15 33 tolerant controls (Niihara et al., 2012)
HLA-B*1511 Chinese 30.8 SJS/TEN 56 179 tolerant controls (Shi et al., 2017)
Japanese 9.8 SJS/TEN 11 493 general population (Kaniwa et al., 2010)
Korean 18.4 SJS 7 485 general population (Kim et al., 2011)
HLA-B*1521 Thai 9.5 SJS/TEN 16 271 tolerant controls (Sukasem et al., 2018)
HLA-B*4001 Chinese 0.16 DRESS 23 152 tolerant controls (Hsiao et al., 2014)
0.22 SJS/TEN 112 152 tolerant controls (Hsiao et al., 2014)
HLA-B*4801 Chinese 14.4 DRESS 23 152 tolerant controls (Hsiao et al., 2014)
HLA-B*5101 Chinese 4.9 MPE 51 152 tolerant controls (Hsiao et al., 2014)
3.9 DRESS 23 152 tolerant controls (Hsiao et al., 2014)
HLA-B*5801 Thai 7.6 DRESS 5 271 tolerant controls (Sukasem et al., 2018)
Chinese 0.24 MPE 40 52 tolerant controls (Li et al., 2013)
HLA-C*0801 Chinese 11.8 SJS/TEN 55 177 tolerant controls (Shi et al., 2017)



Carbamazepine and other class II HLAs
HLA-DRB1*0101 Chinese 14 SJS/TEN 54 176 tolerant controls (Shi et al., 2017)
HLA-DRB1*0301 Chinese 0.22 MPE 40 52 tolerant controls (Li et al., 2013)
HLA-DRB1*1202 Chinese 11.4 SJS/TEN 60 144 tolerant controls (Hung et al., 2006)
3.4 SJS/TEN 54 176 tolerant controls (Shi et al., 2017)
HLA-DRB1*1405 Chinese 22.1 MPE 40 52 tolerant controls (Li et al., 2013)
HLA-Cw*0801 Chinese 86.8 SJS/TEN 60 144 tolerant controls (Hung et al., 2006)



Phenytoin
HLA-B*1502 Thai 18.5 SJS 4 50 tolerant controls (Locharernkul et al., 2008)
Malaysian 5.7 SJS/TEN 13 32 tolerant controls (Chang et al., 2017)
Multiethnic group 5 SJS/TEN 48 130 tolerant controls (Chung et al., 2014)
HLA-B*5101 Thai 4.8 SJS/TEN 39 92 tolerant controls (Tassaneeyakul et al., 2016)
5.2 DRESS 21 92 tolerant controls (Tassaneeyakul et al., 2016)
HLA-A*0201 Thai 3.9 SCAR 60 92 tolerant controls (Tassaneeyakul et al., 2016)
Chinese 11.7 SJS/TEN 13 40 tolerant controls (Shi et al., 2017)
HLA-A*2402 Chinese 6 SJS/TEN 13 40 tolerant controls (Shi et al., 2017)
HLA-A*3303 Thai 2.7 SJS/TEN 39 92 tolerant controls (Tassaneeyakul et al., 2016)
HLA-B*1513 Malaysian 59 DRESS 3 32 tolerant controls (Chang et al., 2017)
11.3 SJS/TEN 13 32 tolerant controls (Chang et al., 2017)
HLA-B*3802 Thai 3.2 SCAR 60 92 tolerant controls (Tassaneeyakul et al., 2016)
HLA-B*5602 Thai 8.3 SCAR 60 92 tolerant controls (Tassaneeyakul et al., 2016)
HLA-B*5801 Thai 3.2 SJS/TEN 39 92 tolerant controls (Tassaneeyakul et al., 2016)
HLA-C*1402 Thai 5.9 SCAR 60 92 tolerant controls (Tassaneeyakul et al., 2016)



Oxcarbazepine
HLA-B*1502 Thai 49 SJS 3 99 general population (Chen et al., 2017)
Chinese 27.9 SJS 17 101 tolerant controls (Chen et al., 2017)
6.4 MPE 9 9 tolerant controls (Hu et al., 2011)
HLA-B*1501 Korean 0.18 MPE 40 70 tolerant controls (Moon et al., 2016)
HLA-B*3802 Chinese 3.2 MPE 28 56 tolerant controls (Lv et al., 2013)
HLA-B*4002 Korean 4.3 MPE 40 70 tolerant controls (Moon et al., 2016)
HLA-DRB1*0403 Korean 14.6 MPE 40 70 tolerant controls (Moon et al., 2016)



Lamotrigine
HLA-A*0207 Thai 7.8 SCAR 15 50 tolerant controls (Koomdee et al., 2017)
HLA-A*2402 Spanish 49 DRESS 3 10 tolerant controls (Ramírez et al., 2017)
Chinese 4.5 SJS/TEN 22 102 tolerant controls (Shi et al., 2017)
Korean 4.1 MPE 21 29 tolerant controls (Moon et al., 2015)
HLA-A*3001 Chinese 14.3 MPE 43 44 tolerant controls (Li et al., 2013)
HLA-A*3101 Korean 11.4 SCAR 18 29 tolerant controls (Kim et al., 2017)
HLA-B*1502 Thai 4.9 SCAR 15 50 tolerant controls (Koomdee et al., 2017)
Chinese 3.3 SJS/TEN 6 30 tolerant controls (Cheung et al., 2013)
4.2 SJS/TEN 9 123 tolerant controls (Shi et al., 2011)
HLA-B*1302 Chinese 14.3 MPE 43 44 tolerant controls (Li et al., 2013)