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Relationship between three serotonin receptor subtypes (HTR3A, HTR2A and HTR4) and treatment-resistant schizophrenia in the Japanese population.
Neuroscience letters - 18 Apr 2008
Ji Xiaofei, Takahashi Nagahide, Saito Shinichi, Ishihara Ryoko, Maeno Nobuhisa, Inada Toshiya, Ozaki Norio
Abstract excerpt
The proportion of treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) has been estimated as 20-40% in the schizophrenic patients. Genetic factors are considered to be involved in the development of this condition. Serotonin subtypes are hypothesized to be the candidate genes. In the present study, single marker and haplotype analyses between several mutations of serotonin receptor subtypes (HTR2A, HTR3A and HTR4) and TRS...
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