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Following the selection of 10 genes (<jats:italic>SCN1A, NBEA, PTEN, GABRA1, LGL1, DEPDC5, IL1A, ABCB1, C3, CALHM1<\/jats:italic>), we investigated SNPs in those 10 genes from previously acquired exome sequencing data (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 106). Logistic regression was performed to test for associations between individual features (mRNAs, miRNAs, and SNPs) and post-operative seizure-outcome with an exploratory FDR <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.25 as the threshold for significance. Post-operative time-to-seizure analyses were performed for each SNP using a Cox proportional hazards model.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The majority of patients (83%) had temporal lobe epilepsy. Mean age at surgery was 38.3 years, and 56% were female. Three SNPs (rs10276036, rs11975994, rs1128503) in multi-drug resistance gene, <jats:italic>ABCB1<\/jats:italic>, were associated with post-operative seizure outcomes. Patients with alternate alleles in <jats:italic>ABCB1<\/jats:italic> were more likely to be seizure-free at last follow-up (52\u201356% reduction in seizure recurrence; FDR <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.24). All three SNPs were in linkage disequilibrium and highly correlated with each other. Median post-operative time-to-seizure was 63 months for patients with 2 alternate alleles, 24\u201333 months with 1 alternate allele, and 10\u201311 months with 0 alternate alleles. These SNPs improved outcome prediction beyond MRI and sex alone. No independent miRNAs or mRNAs were significantly associated with seizure-outcome (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05). However, pathway analysis identified \u201ccancer drug resistance by drug efflux\u201d (mir-154 and mir-379) as enriched (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.02), supporting the role of drug response genes in post-operative seizure recurrence.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Significance<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>ABCB1<\/jats:italic> may have a role in epileptogenesis and surgery outcomes independent of its drug efflux activity necessitating further investigation. 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