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A possible association between missense polymorphism of the breakpoint cluster region gene and lithium prophylaxis in bipolar disorder.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Jan 2008
Masui Takuya, Hashimoto Ryota, Kusumi Ichiro, Suzuki Katsuji, Tanaka Teruaki, Nakagawa Shin, Suzuki Tatsuyo, Iwata Nakao, Ozaki Norio, Kato Tadafumi, Takeda Masatoshi, Kunugi Hiroshi, Koyama Tsukasa
Abstract excerpt
Lithium is one of the most commonly used drugs for the treatment of bipolar disorder. To prescribe lithium appropriately to patients, predictors of response to this drug were explored, and several genetic markers are considered to be good candidates. We previously reported a significant associati...
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