Implementing computational techniques to investigate immune-mediated adverse drug reactions

Ghattaoraya, G (2018) Implementing computational techniques to investigate immune-mediated adverse drug reactions. PhD thesis, University of Liverpool.

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Abstract

The highly polymorphic human leukocyte antigens are an important player in the immune response against pathogens. However, the variability can also cause problems to patients, clinicians and drug manufacturers due to the phenomenon of immunologically based adverse drug reactions (ADRs) where the interaction between the drug and antigen presenting proteins can interfere with the body’s ability to recognise host cells leading the immune system to mount a response against the host. The underlying mechanisms by which this is brought about are not fully understood. Over recent years a number of studies have reported HLA alleles are associated with adverse drug reactions where this number is growing. This has made research into the field increasingly challenging as relevant data has become spread across the literature. To address this issue, a centralised and searchable web database (HLA-ADR) was constructed which was populated with data extracted from a literature review investigating HLA alleles that have been associated with ADRs. The HLA-ADR database was then used to investigate a question that arose when analysing the data; there was an apparent trend whereby it seems that patients of Asian descent were more ... (continues)

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2018 09:23
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2025 01:43
DOI:	10.17638/03022520
Supervisors:	Alfirevic, Ana Jones, Andy ORCID: 0000-0001-6118-9327 Dickson, Rumona ORCID: 0000-0003-1416-0913
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3022520