Variants in KCNJ11 and BAD do not predict response to ketogenic dietary therapies for epilepsy
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Variants in KCNJ11 and BAD do not predict response to ketogenic dietary therapies for epilepsy
In the absence of specific metabolic disorders, predictors of response to ketogenic dietary therapies (KDT) are unknown. We aimed to determine whether variants in established candidate genes KCNJ11 and BAD influence response to KDT. We sequenced KCNJ11 and BAD in individuals without previously-known glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome or other metabolic disorders, who received KDT fo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsy Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0920-1211
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.10.003