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Genetic predictors of the maximum doses patients receive during clinical use of the anti-epileptic drugs carbamazepine and phenytoin.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 12 Apr 2005
Tate Sarah K, Depondt Chantal, Sisodiya Sanjay M, Cavalleri Gianpiero L, Schorge Stephanie, Soranzo Nicole, Thom Maria, Sen Arjune, Shorvon Simon D, Sander Josemir W, Wood Nicholas W, Goldstein David B
Abstract excerpt
Phenytoin and carbamazepine are effective and inexpensive anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). As with many AEDs, a broad range of doses is used, with the final "maintenance" dose normally determined by trial and error. Although many genes could influence response to these medicines, there are obvious candidates. Both drugs target the alpha-subunit of the sodium channel, encoded by the SCN family of genes. Phenytoin is...
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