The association of ABCB1-C3435T with risk of drug-resistance was significant in the overall population (T allele vs. C allele, OR: 1.21; 95%CI: 1.06-1.39; P=0.006) and in Caucasians, adults, groups treated with various drugs, a '>10 seizures in a year' group based on resistance and a '≥2 years seizure free' group based on response subgroup analysis.
One hundred twenty-seven cases of seizure (86 GS and 41 FS) patients were analyzed for MDR1 C3435T and GABRG2 C588T gene polymorphisms using restriction fragment length polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction.Serum PHT levels were analyzed.
There was no association of the ABCB1 3435C-->T polymorphism, the three-SNP haplotype, or any gene-wide tag SNP with time to first seizure after starting drug therapy, time to 12-month remission, or time to drug withdrawal due to unacceptable side-effects or to lack of seizure control.