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DRD2 promoter region variation as a predictor of sustained response to antipsychotic medication in first-episode schizophrenia patients.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Mar 2006
Lencz Todd, Robinson Delbert G, Xu Ke, Ekholm Jenny, Sevy Serge, Gunduz-Bruce Handan, Woerner Margaret G, Kane John M, Goldman David, Malhotra Anil K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: All antipsychotics act on the dopamine D(2) receptor. The present study extends prior pharmacogenetic investigations of the D(2) receptor gene (DRD2) by examining, in first-episode schizophrenia patients, promoter region variation as a predictor of response time to two first-line atypical antipsychotics. METHOD: Patients experiencing their first episode of schizophrenia (N=61) were genotyped for two...
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