Pediatric Neurology Briefs (May 2003)

Drug-Transporter Gene and Refractory Epilepsy

  • J Gordon Millichap

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-17-5-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 5
pp. 33 – 34

Abstract

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The drug-transporter gene ABCB1 polymorphism (C to T) at position 3435 was typed in 315 patients with epilepsy, classified as drug-resistant in 200 and drug-responsive in 115, and 200 controls without epilepsy, in a study at the Institute of Neurology, London, UK.

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