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Influence of polymorphisms in genes SLC1A1, GRIN2B, and GRIK2 on clozapine-induced obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
Psychopharmacology - 1 Nov 2013
Cai Jun, Zhang Wen, Yi Zhenghui, Lu Weihong, Wu Zhiguo, Chen Jun, Yu Shunying, Fang Yiru, Zhang Chen
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RATIONALE: Clinical observations indicate that atypical antipsychotics, especially clozapine, induce obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms in schizophrenia patients. Recent data from neuroimaging and clinical trials suggest a role for altered glutamate neurotransmission in the etiology of OC disorder (OCD), and SLC1A1, GRIN2B, and GRIK2 have all been reported to regulate glutamate transmission and affect OCD...
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