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Association of Polymorphism of the Methyl Tetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Gene with Anti-Seizure Medication Response in Pediatric Patients in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 3 Nov 2022
Alyoubi Reem, Althomali Abdullah, Magadmi Rania, Abdel Kawy Hala S, Al Mahdi Hadiah Bassam, Kamel Fatemah O, Bakhshwin Duaa M, Jamal Maha, Alsieni Mohammed
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Background and ObjectivesEpilepsy is a chronic brain disease, with inherent and noninherent factors. Although over 20 anti-seizure medications (ASMs) are commercially available, nearly one-third of patients develop drug-resistant epilepsy. We evaluated the association between the clinical features and the methyl tetrahydrofolate (MTHFR) rs1801133 polymorphism and ASMs response among pediatric patients with...
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