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Serotonin transporter gene and response to lithium augmentation in depression.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Apr 2008
Stamm Thomas J, Adli Mazda, Kirchheiner Julia, Smolka Michael N, Kaiser Rolf, Tremblay Pierre Benoit, Bauer Michael
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BACKGROUND: The serotonin (5-HT) transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) is associated with better response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in Caucasian patients carrying the long (l)-allele. In contrast, augmentation of antidepressant drugs with pindolol has been shown t...
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