There were 2 studies investigating an association between HLA-C*1202 and CM-induced SJS/TEN with SOC in Japanese, Brazilian and Indian populations.23,33 The numbers of subjects carrying at least one allele of HLA-C*1202 were 16 out of 174 in cases and 135 out of 689 in controls. Here, HLA-C is linked to toxic epidermal necrolysis.