Article
[Association of antipsychotic agent-induced weight gain with a polymorphism of the promotor region of the 5-HT2C receptor gene].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 25 Aug 2002
Zhang Zhijun, Zhang Xiaobin, Yao Zhijian, Chen Jianfang, Sun Jing, Yao Hui, Hou Gang, Zhang Xinbao, Reynolds Gavin P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether 5-hydroxytryptamine 2C (5-HT2C) receptor gene 759C/T polymorphism influences the weight gain following antipsychotic agents (APS) treatment in patient with schizophrenia. METHODS: DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood of 117 Chinese first-episode patients of Han nationality with schizophrenia diagnosed according to CCMD-II-R criteria. PCR-RELP technique was used to analyse...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Body Mass Index
- DNA
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
