title: HLA-B*5801 should be used to screen for risk of Stevens-Johnson syndrome in family members of Han Chinese patients commencing allopurinol therapy.
authors.forename: Ming-Han Hugo
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sophie Lena
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Stocker
authors.forename: Kenneth Mapson
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Richard Osborne
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D000493:Allopurinol / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000188:drug therapy; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D005820:Genetic Testing; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D015235:HLA-B Antigens; C500126:HLA-B*58:01 antigen; D000493:Allopurinol