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Failure to confirm association of a polymorphism in ABCB1 with multidrug-resistant epilepsy.
Neurology - 28 Sept 2004
Tan N C K, Heron S E, Scheffer I E, Pelekanos J T, McMahon J M, Vears D F, Mulley J C, Berkovic S F
Abstract excerpt
Alteration of ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 1 transporter (ABCB1) can plausibly cause drug-resistant epilepsy as it influences brain penetration of drugs. The CC genotype at the ABCB1 C3435T polymorphism was reported to be associated with multidrug resistance. A replication study in 401 drug-resistant and 208 drug-responsive subjects with epilepsy showed no significant association between the CC...
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