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Analysis of genetic variations in the dopamine D1 receptor (DRD1) gene and antipsychotics-induced tardive dyskinesia in schizophrenia.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Apr 2011
Lai I-Ching, Mo Geng-Han, Chen Mao-Liang, Wang Ying-Chieh, Chen Jen-Yeu, Liao Ding-Lieh, Bai Ya-Mei, Lin Chao-Cheng, Chen Tzu-Ting, Liou Ying-Jay
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dyskinesia is a kind of abnormal involuntary movement disorder that increases with age. The pathogenesis of dyskinesia may result from divergent changes in dopamine D1 receptors (DRD1) and dopamine D2 receptors (DRD2) in the brain while aging. Tardive dyskinesia (TD), a kind of dyskinesia, may develop after long-term antipsychotic treatment. Because the prevalence of TD also steadily increased with...
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