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Lack of association between antipsychotic-induced Parkinsonism or its subsymptoms and rs4606 SNP of RGS2 gene in African-Caribbeans and the possible role of the medication: the Curacao extrapyramidal syndromes study X.
Human psychopharmacology - 1 Mar 2009
Al Hadithy Asmar F, Wilffert Bob, Bruggeman Richard, Stewart Roy E, Brouwers Jacobus R, Matroos Glenn E, Hoek Hans W, van Harten Peter N
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies demonstrate an association between antipsychotic-induced parkinsonism (AIP) and rs4606 SNP of RGS2 gene in Jewish and African-Americans. The current study investigates the association between rs4606 and AIP or its subsymptoms (rest tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia) in 112 psychiatric inpatients of African-Caribbean origin. Presence of AIP, rigidity, bradykinesia, and tremor was measured by the...
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