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ABCB1 polymorphisms influence the response to antiepileptic drugs in Japanese epilepsy patients.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Jun 2006
Seo Takayuki, Ishitsu Takateru, Ueda Nao, Nakada Naoyuki, Yurube Keigo, Ueda Kentaro, Nakagawa Kazuko
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The efflux transporter P-glycoprotein encoded by the ATP-binding cassette (ABC)B1 gene may play a role in drug-resistant epilepsy by limiting gastrointestinal absorption and brain access of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Our objective was to investigate the effect of ABCB1 polymorphisms...
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