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Clozapine-induced weight gain associated with the 5HT2C receptor -759C/T polymorphism.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Feb 2005
Miller Del D, Ellingrod Vicki L, Holman Timothy L, Buckley Peter F, Arndt Stephan
Abstract excerpt
Weight gain has been documented as a significant adverse effect associated with many of the atypical antipsychotic medications. Several recent reports have linked a -759C/T polymorphism of the 5HT2C receptor gene and obesity as well as chlorpromazine, risperidone, and clozapine induced to weight gain. This aim was to determine the association between changes in body mass index (BMI) during clozapine treatment and...
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