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Influence of neurexin 1 (NRXN1) polymorphisms in clozapine response.
Human psychopharmacology - 1 Nov 2010
Souza Renan P, Meltzer Herbert Y, Lieberman Jeffrey A, Le Foll Bernard, Kennedy James L
Abstract excerpt
Schizophrenia patients show alterations in the synaptic connectivity. However, it remains unknown whether antipsychotic response may be altered depending on the synaptic connectivity. We tested this association using polymorphisms in the neurexin 1 gene (NRXN1). Large NRXN1 deletions have also been associated with schizophrenia. We genotyped four variants in 140 schizophrenia patients assessed prospectively for...
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