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Association study of the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism and mirtazapine antidepressant response in major depressive disorder.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 15 Aug 2007
Kang Rhee-Hun, Wong Ma-Li, Choi Myoung-Jin, Paik Jong-Woo, Lee Min-Soo
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Modulations of serotonergic and noradrenergic systems are thought to be critical to the therapeutic effect of most antidepressants, and their efficacies have been shown to depend on a functional polymorphism within the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR). Mirtazapine has a dual-action profile, combining the enhancement of the noradrenergic neurotransmitter system with specific actions on...
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