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Polymorphism of the MDR1/ABCB1 C3435T drug-transporter and resistance to anticonvulsant drugs: a meta-analysis.
Epilepsia - 1 Apr 2009
Bournissen Facundo Garcia, Moretti Myla E, Juurlink David N, Koren Gideon, Walker Mugabe, Finkelstein Yaron
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BACKGROUND: Approximately one-third of patients with epilepsy patients have recurrent seizures despite therapy. It has been suggested that therapeutic failure is associated with high expression of the multidrug efflux ABCB1 (MDR1) drug-transporter; specifically, that patients with the 3435CC genotype have higher efflux of anticonvulsants out of brain tissue, with correspondingly lower concentrations in the...
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