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The association between CCL2 polymorphisms and drug-resistant epilepsy in Chinese children.
Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape - 1 Sept 2013
He Xuelian, Li Ying, Liu Zhisheng, Yue Xin, Zhao Peiwei, Hu Jiasheng, Wu Gefei, Mao Bing, Sun Dan, Zhang Huanian, Song Xinwen, Wang Yang, Shao Jianbo
Abstract excerpt
The treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy remains a major challenge, affecting approximately 30% of epilepsy patients. More recently, immunity and inflammation are considered to be key elements of epilepsy. Targeting brain inflammation may represent a novel therapeutic strategy for epilepsy and refractory epilepsy. In this study, we investigated the association of a tag SNP of the CCL2 gene, rs1024611 (originally...
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