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Association of ABCB1 C3435T polymorphism with phenobarbital resistance in Thai patients with epilepsy.
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics - 1 Jun 2015
Keangpraphun T, Towanabut S, Chinvarun Y, Kijsanayotin P
Abstract excerpt
WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: One-third of patients with epilepsy are resistant to anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). Drug-resistant epilepsy is believed to be multifactorial involving both genetic and non-genetic factors. Genetic variations in the ABCB1 gene encoding the drug efflux transporter, p-glycoprotein (p-gp), may influence the interindividual variability in AED response by limiting drugs from reaching their...
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