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People with one or two copies of the G allele at this SNP are 3.5 times more likely to suffer liver injury than TT carriers when taking the prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) lumiracoxib. This new pain medication was approved in Europe in late 2006, but because of a higher incidence of liver injury and patient deaths than among patients using other NSAIDs, it was withdrawn from the market in most countries. It is still sold in some countries under the brand names Prexige and Joicela.