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Do tardive dyskinesia and L-dopa induced dyskinesia share common genetic risk factors? An exploratory study.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Oct 2013
Greenbaum Lior, Goldwurm Stefano, Zozulinsky Polina, Lifschytz Tzuri, Cohen Oren S, Yahalom Gilad, Cilia Roberto, Tesei Silvana, Asselta Rosanna, Inzelberg Rivka, Kohn Yoav, Hassin-Baer Sharon, Lerer Bernard
Abstract excerpt
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) in schizophrenia patients treated with antipsychotic medications and L-dopa induced dyskinesia (LID) among Parkinson's disease (PD) affected individuals share similar clinical features. Both conditions are induced by chronic exposure to drugs that target dopaminergic receptors (antagonists in TD and agonists in LID) and cause pulsatile and nonphysiological stimulation of these receptors....
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