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Sexual dysfunction in male schizophrenia: influence of antipsychotic drugs, prolactin and polymorphisms of the dopamine D2 receptor genes.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Aug 2011
Zhang Xiang Rong, Zhang Zhi Jun, Zhu Rong Xin, Yuan Yong Gui, Jenkins Trisha A, Reynolds Gavin P
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AIM: Sexual dysfunction induced by antipsychotic drug treatment is under investigated and under reported. This study aimed to determine the influence of genetic polymorphisms in the D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) genes, and the possible role of blood prolactin concentrations on sexual function in schizophrenic patients. MATERIALS & METHODS: Male remitted schizophrenic...
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