Association of HLA-B38:02 with Antithyroid Drug-Induced Agranulocytosis in Kinh Vietnamese Patients.

Background: HLA-B38:02 has been shown to be associated with antithyroid drug-induced agranulocytosis in Asian patients.

Methods: HLA-B38:02 was analyzed by sequence-based typing in 21 patients who developed antithyroid drug-induced agranulocytosis and in 81 controls.

Results: Frequency of HLA-B38:02 was 52.