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Systematic analysis of dopamine receptor genes (DRD1-DRD5) in antipsychotic-induced weight gain.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Apr 2012
Müller D J, Zai C C, Sicard M, Remington E, Souza R P, Tiwari A K, Hwang R, Likhodi O, Shaikh S, Freeman N, Arenovich T, Heinz A, Meltzer H Y, Lieberman J A, Kennedy J L
Abstract excerpt
Antipsychotic-induced weight gain has emerged as a serious complication in the treatment of patients with most antipsychotics. We have conducted the first in-depth examination of dopamine receptor genes in antipsychotic-induced weight gain. A total of 206 patients (139 of European descent and 56 African Americans) who underwent treatment for chronic schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were evaluated after...
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