PMID- 25491399 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150914 LR - 20161125 IS - 1744-7607 (Electronic) IS - 1742-5255 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 3 DP - 2015 Mar TI - Human leukocyte antigen genetic risk factors of drug-induced liver toxicology. PG - 395-409 LID - 10.1517/17425255.2015.992414 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a rare adverse drug reaction, which impacts significantly on patients. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) risk alleles have been found to be associated with DILI supporting an immunological basis to DILI pathogenesis. AREAS COVERED: HLA alleles associated with risk of liver injury induced by specific therapeutic drugs are described. The evidence for a role of the adaptive immune system in DILI is presented; case-control studies showing an association between DILI and HLA alleles are reviewed. Clinical applications of pharmacogenomics are considered. EXPERT OPINION: Increasing evidence points to a crucial role for the adaptive immune system in the pathogenesis of DILI. Identification of specific HLA alleles as risk factors through large genome-wide association studies has been instrumental in this and in vitro analyses have facilitated improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms. This provides the basis for developing clinical pharmacogenomic applications. Already, genotyping for hypersensitivity HLA risk alleles has been implemented and opportunities for pre-prescription testing in DILI identified. However, although associations are strong, the rarity of DILI means routine testing has not been formally evaluated. Nevertheless, enhanced understanding of how HLA alleles contribute to injury risk is valuable for drug development. Translation of this research into effective pre-emption and primary prevention remains the goal. FAU - Grove, Jane I AU - Grove JI AD - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Nottingham, NIHR Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Unit , Nottingham, NG7 2UH , UK +01159249924 Ext: 63822 ; +01159709012 ; Guru.Aithal@nottingham.ac.uk. FAU - Aithal, Guruprasad P AU - Aithal GP LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20141210 PL - England TA - Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol JT - Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology JID - 101228422 RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) SB - IM MH - Alleles MH - Animals MH - Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/etiology/*genetics MH - *Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - Genetic Testing/methods MH - Genome-Wide Association Study MH - Genotype MH - HLA Antigens/*genetics MH - Humans MH - Pharmacogenetics MH - Risk Factors OTO - NOTNLM OT - MHC OT - adverse drug reaction OT - antigen presentation OT - drug-induced liver injury EDAT- 2014/12/11 06:00 MHDA- 2015/09/15 06:00 CRDT- 2014/12/11 06:00 PHST- 2014/12/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/12/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/09/15 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1517/17425255.2015.992414 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol. 2015 Mar;11(3):395-409. doi: 10.1517/17425255.2015.992414. Epub 2014 Dec 10.