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Response to lithium augmentation in depression is associated with the glycogen synthase kinase 3-beta -50T/C single nucleotide polymorphism.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Dec 2007
Adli Mazda, Hollinde Dorothea L, Stamm Thomas, Wiethoff Katja, Tsahuridu Martina, Kirchheiner Julia, Heinz Andreas, Bauer Michael
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Glycogen synthase kinase 3-beta (GSK3B) is a serine/threonine kinase which is directly inhibited by lithium. A -50T/C single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) localized within the promoter region of the GSK3B gene has previously been shown to be associated with response to lithium prophylaxis in bipolar disorder. This study investigates the association of the GSK3B -50T/C SNP and response to lithium...
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