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The clinical application of ABCB1 genotyping in antidepressant treatment: a pilot study.
CNS spectrums - 1 Apr 2014
Breitenstein Barbara, Scheuer Sandra, Pfister Hildegard, Uhr Manfred, Lucae Susanne, Holsboer Florian, Ising Marcus, Brückl Tanja M
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BACKGROUND: The gene product of the ABCB1 gene, the P-glycoprotein, functions as a custodian molecule in the blood-brain barrier and regulates the access of most antidepressants into the brain. Previous studies showed that ABCB1 polymorphisms predicted the response to antidepressants that are substrates of the P-gp, while the response to nonsubstrates was not influenced by ABCB1 polymorphisms. The aim of the...
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