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Serotonin 1A receptor gene is associated with Japanese methamphetamine-induced psychosis patients.
Neuropharmacology - 1 Feb 2010
Kishi Taro, Tsunoka Tomoko, Ikeda Masashi, Kitajima Tsuyoshi, Kawashima Kunihiro, Okochi Tomo, Okumura Takenori, Yamanouchi Yoshio, Kinoshita Yoko, Ujike Hiroshi, Inada Toshiya, Yamada Mitsuhiko, Uchimura Naohisa, Sora Ichiro, Iyo Masaomi, Ozaki Norio, Iwata Nakao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several investigations have reported associations the serotonin 1A (5-HT1A) receptor to schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, making 5-HT1A receptor gene (HTR1A) an adequate candidate gene for the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and methamphetamine (METH)-induced psychosis. Huang and colleagues reported that rs6295 in HTR1A was associated with schizophrenia. The symptoms of methamphetamine...
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