Possible Genetic Determinants of Response to Phenytoin in a Group of Colombian Patients With Epilepsy

• Main Authors: Carlos Alberto Calderon-Ospina (Author), Jubby Marcela Galvez (Author), Claudia López-Cabra (Author), Natalia Morales (Author), Carlos Martín Restrepo (Author), Jesús Rodríguez (Author), Fabio Ancízar Aristizábal-Gutiérrez (Author), Alberto Velez- (Author), Paul Laissue (Author), Dora Janeth Fonseca-Mendoza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundEpilepsy is a serious health problem worldwide. Despite the introduction of new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) almost 30% of these patients have drug-resistant forms of the disease (DRE), with a significant increase in morbi-mortality.ObjectiveOur objective was to assess the impact of some gen...