High Sensitivity of Human Leukocyte Antigen–B*5701 as a Marker for Immunologically Confirmed Abacavir Hypersensitivity in White and Black Patients

Abstract

Although IC ABC HSRs are uncommon in black persons, the 100% sensitivity of HLA-B*5701 as a marker for IC ABC HSRs in both US white and black patients suggests similar implications of the association between HLA-B*5701 positivity and risk of ABC HSRs in both races.