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Genetic variants in the serotonin transporter influence the efficacy of bupropion and nortriptyline in smoking cessation.
Addiction (Abingdon, England) - 1 Jan 2012
Quaak Marieke, van Schayck Constant P, Postma Dirkje S, Wagena Edwin J, van Schooten Frederik J
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: We investigated whether variants in the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) influence smoking cessation rates using antidepressant therapy (i.e. bupropion and nortriptyline). DESIGN: Pharmacogenetic (secondary) analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled efficacy trial of bupropion and nortriptyline for smoking cessation. SETTING: Single-centre study, Maastricht University, the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS: A...
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