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MDR1 gene polymorphism: therapeutic response to paroxetine among patients with major depression.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Aug 2008
Mihaljevic Peles Alma, Bozina Nada, Sagud Marina, Rojnic Kuzman Martina, Lovric Mila
Abstract excerpt
The multidrug resistance transporter, P-glycoprotein (P-gp), encoded by polymorphic MDR1 (ABCB1) gene, is involved in efflux transport of several antidepressants and acts as a barrier to different exogenous noxa in the blood-brain barrier. MDR1 gene belongs to the best understood mediators of drug resistance. Different polymorphisms in MDR1 have been found to be connected with P-gp expression and function. The...
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