Dr. Chen, Yuan-Tsong

Corresponding Research Fellow
Academician, Academia Sinica
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Specialty:
  • Human Genetics
  • Genomic Medicine
Education and Positions:

  • M.D., Ph.D. Columbia University

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HLA-B *1502-bound peptides: Implications for the pathogenesis of carbamazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome.

Dr. Chen, Yuan-Tsong
J Allergy Clin Immunol., Aug 11, 2007

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) can involve MHC-restricted presentation of a drug or its metabolites for T-cell activation. HLA-B1502 tightly associated with carbamazepine (CBZ) induced these conditions in a Han Chinese population.

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