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Lack of association between the T-->C 267 serotonin 5-HT6 receptor gene (HTR6) polymorphism and prediction of response to clozapine in schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia research - 15 Jan 2001
Masellis M, Basile V S, Meltzer H Y, Lieberman J A, Sevy S, Goldman D A, Hamblin M W, Macciardi F M, Kennedy J L
Abstract excerpt
The affinity of clozapine for 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C, 5-HT6, 5-HT7, and 5-HT1A receptors has been suggested to contribute to various aspects of its complex clinical actions. This study examined the hypothesis that genetic variation in 5-HT1A, 5-HT6, and 5-HT7 receptor genes is involved in the variability observed in response to clozapine. We employed a pharmacogenetic approach in a group (n=185) of schizophrenia patients...
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