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Genetic variation in BDNF is associated with antipsychotic treatment resistance in patients with schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia research - 1 May 2013
Zhang Jian-Ping, Lencz Todd, Geisler Stephen, DeRosse Pamela, Bromet Evelyn J, Malhotra Anil K
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OBJECTIVE: Antipsychotic drugs are the mainstay of treatment for schizophrenia. However, a substantial proportion of patients are poorly responsive or resistant to first-line treatments, and clozapine treatment is often indicated. Therefore, we and others have used clozapine treatment as a proxy phenotype for antipsychotic treatment resistance in pharmacogenetic studies. In the present study, we utilized this...
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