A Test in Focus: HLA-B*5801 Genotype. Allopurinol Hypersensitivity

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Channel: Mayo Clinic · 2013 · Science & Technology

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Mayo Medical Laboratories is launching a new series to highlight new or notable tests. This week, we focus on the new HLA-B*5801 Genotype, Allopurinol Hypersensitivity test from our Nucleotide Polymorphism Laboratory. View this post for a quick glance of this test's key aspects and to watch a video introduction from John Logan Black, M.D.

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