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Severe reaction to epilepsy drug linked to genetic variant

24 March 2011

Professor Sanjay Sisodiya's webpage

Researchers have discovered a genetic variant that significantly increases the risk of carriers being allergic to a common medication for epilepsy. The study, which included support from the Wellcome Trust, is published in the ‘New England Journal of Medicine'.

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