Title : Association between the DRB1*08032 histocompatibility antigen and methimazole-induced agranulocytosis in Japanese patients with Graves disease.

Pub. Date : 1996 Mar 1

PMID : 8602707






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1 Association between the DRB1*08032 histocompatibility antigen and methimazole-induced agranulocytosis in Japanese patients with Graves disease. Methimazole major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 1 Homo sapiens
2 CONCLUSION: The HLA DRB1*08032 allele was strongly associated with susceptibility to methimazole-induced agranulocytosis, suggesting that cellular autoimmunity may be involved in its development. Methimazole major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 1 Homo sapiens