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Response to chlorpromazine treatment may be associated with polymorphisms of the DRD2 gene in Chinese schizophrenic patients.
Neuroscience letters - 7 Mar 2005
Wu Shengnan, Xing Qinghe, Gao Rui, Li Xingwang, Gu Niufan, Feng Guoyin, He Lin
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have demonstrated that the -141C Ins/Del and TaqI A polymorphisms in the DRD2 gene affect the density of the dopamine D2 receptor. The present study examines the correlation between these two polymorphisms and the therapeutic response to chlorpromazine, a typical antipsychotic drug, in 135 inpatients with schizophrenia. Clinical symptoms were evaluated using the Brief Psychiatry Rating Scale...
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