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Adverse drug reactions are a major issue that cause harm, are costly and restrict treatment options for patients and the development of new drugs.

Potentially severe hypersensitivity reactions to the anti-HIV drug abacavir occur through an autoimmune mechanism, resulting from the creation of drug-induced immunogens that are attacked by the body's immune system.

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that it is working with

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) scientists have developed a way to recreate an individual's immune system in a mouse.