BACKGROUND: The NaV1.1 sodium channel alpha subunit, encoded by AIM: To investigate associations between polymorphisms, rs121917953 T/A and rs121918623 C/T, and drug resistance in epilepsy patients in the north Indian population. METHODS: A total of 100 age- and sex-matched epilepsy patients (50 drug responsive and 50 drug resistant subjects) were recruited and RESULTS: For the CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that the