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Effect of basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF2) gene polymorphisms on SSRIs treatment response and side effects.
European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Oct 2009
Kato Masaki, Okugawa Gaku, Wakeno Masataka, Takekita Yoshiteru, Nonen Shinpei, Tetsuo Shinji, Nishida Keiichiro, Azuma Junichi, Kinoshita Toshihiko, Serretti Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
Antidepressant response usually appears in 2 to 4 weeks and 30-40% of patients do not show a significant response although biochemical changes of monoaminergic system occur within hours after administration. Genetic factors could play a role in this process and genes involved in synaptic plasticity and neurogenesis are possible candidates. In fact, antidepressants and electroconvulsive therapy increase basic...
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