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Association analysis of polymorphism in the promoter region of the alpha2a-adrenoceptor gene with schizophrenia and clozapine response.
Schizophrenia research - 15 Apr 2001
Tsai S J, Wang Y C, Yu Younger W Y, Lin C H, Yang K H, Hong C J
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There exists considerable evidence implicating the alpha (alpha) adrenergic system in the superior therapeutic effects of clozapine for the treatment of schizophrenia, as also its associated adverse hypersalivation side effect. It would seem plausible for variants of the adrenoceptors to be associated with the clozapine response. The present study tested the hypothesis that a biallelic polymorphism in the...
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