Table 6 of Ueta, Mol Vis 2008; 14:550-555.

Table 6. Ethnic differences in the association of SJS/TEN with HLA.

Allele Japanese Caucasian [19] Taiwanese [18]
SJS Control SJS Control Carbamazepine induced SJS Control
A*0206 0.423 0.15 - (0 ~1.4%) - (3.1 ~24%)
B*1502 0 0 (0 ~0.2%) 1 0.086
B*4402 0.014 0 - (6.7 ~26.5%) - 0
B*4403 0.225 0.204 - (6.6 ~20.0%) - (0 ~2%)
DQB1*0601 0.352 0.274 0.17 0.03 - -

Carrier frequency of SJS-associated alleles in Japanese and Caucasian. Data in parentheses are from “Allele Frequency in Worldwide Populations.”

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