title: The effect of valproic acid on SCE and chromosome aberrations in epileptic children.
abstract: Sister-chromatid exchange (SCE) and chromosome aberrations have been studied in peripheral lymphocytes of 20 epileptic children treated in monotherapy with valproic acid (VPA) for 6-52 months and in 2 matched control groups. The frequencies of SCE in the VPA-treated epileptic children were significantly higher than in the 2 control groups (p less than 0.01); rates of chromosome aberrations were slightly higher but not significantly different from the 2 control groups. We also examined SCE in 10 epileptic children before and after they took sodium valproate for 6-7 months; there was a statistically significant change in SCE following VPA. 9 normal children whose lymphocytes were exposed in vitro to sodium valproate (5-20 micrograms/ml) showed a significant increase in SCE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hunan Medical University, China.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: X F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: B Q
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Y Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange / Q000187:drug effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014635:Valproic Acid