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A nonsynonymous variation in MRP2/ABCC2 is associated with neurological adverse drug reactions of carbamazepine in patients with epilepsy.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Apr 2010
Kim Won-Joo, Lee Ji Hyun, Yi Jihyun, Cho Yang-Je, Heo Kyoung, Lee Sung Hee, Kim So Won, Kim Myeong-Kyu, Kim Kyung Hwan, In Lee Byung, Lee Min Goo
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OBJECTIVES: Multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2, ABCC2) is involved in the transport of antiepileptic drugs and is upregulated in the brain tissues of patients with epilepsy. Therefore, genetic variations in the MRP2 gene may affect individual drug responses to the antiepileptic agent carbamazep...
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