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Serotonin transporter polymorphisms and clinical response to sertraline across ethnicities.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Jul 2006
Ng Chee Hong, Easteal Simon, Tan Susan, Schweitzer Isaac, Ho Brian Kong Wai, Aziz Salina
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this pilot study was to examine the relationship between clinical response, adverse effects, sertraline (SERT) plasma concentrations and the genetic polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5HTTLPR) in 2 ethnic patient groups. The study involved 45 patients in a clinical trial who received a fixed dose regimen of 50 mg SERT for one week, then a variable-dose regimen for...
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