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SCN1AIVS5-91G>A polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to epilepsy but not with drug responsiveness.
Biochimie - 1 Jun 2013
Kumari Ritu, Lakhan Ram, Kumar Surendra, Garg R K, Misra U K, Kalita J, Mittal Balraj
Abstract excerpt
Sodium channel alpha subunit type 1 (SCN1A) is voltage gated ion channel which plays critical role in membrane excitability. A common SCN1A IVS5-91G>A (rs3812718) allele has been attributed to be a possible modifying factor for epilepsy susceptibility and therapeutic response. In the present study, we enrolled 485 epilepsy patients and 298 age-sex matched controls free of neurological deficits. Therapeutic...
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