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A preliminary pharmacogenetic investigation of adverse events from topiramate in heavy drinkers.
Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology - 1 Apr 2009
Ray Lara A, Miranda Robert, MacKillop James, McGeary John, Tidey Jennifer W, Rohsenow Damaris J, Gwaltney Chad, Swift Robert W, Monti Peter M
Abstract excerpt
Topiramate, an anticonvulsant medication, is an efficacious treatment for alcohol dependence. To date, little is known about genetic moderators of side effects from topiramate. The objective of this study was to examine 3 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the glutamate receptor GluR5 gene (GRIK1) as predictors of topiramate-induced side effects in the context of a laboratory study of topiramate. Heavy...
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