SISTER-CHROMATID EXCHANGES IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS ON ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY


SARDAS S., ADA M., KARAKAYA A., AYDIN N.

MUTATION RESEARCH-ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS AND RELATED SUBJECTS, cilt.313, sa.1, ss.21-24, 1994 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Sister-chromatid exchanges (SCE) have been studied to analyze genotoxic effects in epileptic patients on anticonvulsant therapy. All patients had an increased frequency of SCE per metaphase (p < 0.001) compared to controls, indicating a genotoxic effect of anticonvulsant drugs.