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The efficacies of clozapine and haloperidol in refractory schizophrenia are related to DTNBP1 variation.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Jun 2009
Zuo Lingjun, Luo Xingguang, Krystal John H, Cramer Joyce, Charney Dennis S, Gelernter Joel
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OBJECTIVE: The prototypical atypical antipsychotic agent, clozapine, is more efficacious for refractory schizophrenia than the 'typical' antipsychotics, but the mechanism underlying this enhanced efficacy is still under investigation. Since 2002, at least 22 association studies have shown that the DTNBP1 can be associated with the risk for schizophrenia. We hypothesized that DTNBP1 might also influence the...
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