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Effects of DRD2/ANKK1 gene variations and clinical factors on aripiprazole efficacy in schizophrenic patients.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Mar 2009
Shen Yu-Chih, Chen Shih-Fen, Chen Chia-Hsiang, Lin Chaucer C H, Chen Shaw-Ji, Chen Yu-Jung, Luu Sy-Ueng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Aripiprazole, a novel antipsychotic agent, acts as a partial agonist at dopamine D2 receptors (DRD2). We investigate whether its efficacy is predictable by DRD2/ANKK1 gene polymorphisms and clinical factors in Han Chinese hospitalized patients with acutely exacerbated schizophrenia. M...
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