Weight and fat distribution in patients taking valproate: A valproate-discordant gender-matched twin and sibling pair study

Sandra J Petty; Susan Kantor; Kate M Lawrence; Samuel F Berkovic; Marnie Collins; Keith D Hill; Joanna Makovey; Philip N Sambrook; Terence J O'Brien; John D Wark

Journal article

Weight and fat distribution in patients taking valproate: A valproate-discordant gender-matched twin and sibling pair study

Sandra J Petty, Susan Kantor, Kate M Lawrence, Samuel F Berkovic, Marnie Collins, Keith D Hill, Joanna Makovey, Philip N Sambrook, Terence J O'Brien, John D Wark

EPILEPSIA | WILEY | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1111/epi.12745

University of Melbourne Researchers

Saul Mullen Author Medical Education

Terry O'Brien Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Kate Esnault Author Medicine - Austin Health

Sam Berkovic Author Medicine - Austin Health

John Wark Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Funding Acknowledgements

This research was facilitated through access to the Australian Twin Registry, a national resource supported by an Enabling Grant (ID 628911) from the National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC). The Bone Research Program in Twins (University of Melbourne) was funded by the NHMRC. The study was partially funded by an NHMRC project grant (ID 400089). Dr. Sandra Petty was supported by NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship during this project, and is currently supported by an MBC Postdoctoral Medical Research Fellowship at The Melbourne Brain Centre RMH (NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence Grant 1001216).