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Association between multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1) gene polymorphisms and therapeutic response to bromperidol in schizophrenic patients: a preliminary study.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Mar 2006
Yasui-Furukori Norio, Saito Manabu, Nakagami Taku, Kaneda Ayako, Tateishi Tomonori, Kaneko Sunao
Abstract excerpt
The drug-transporting P-glycoprotein transports drugs against a concentration gradient across the blood-brain barrier back into the plasma and thereby reduces the bioavailability in the brain. Polymorphisms in the MDR1 gene regulating P-glycoprotein expression can be associated with differences in drug disposition in the brain. The present study was therefore designed to examine whether the major polymorphisms of...
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