Article
Serotonin transporter gene hypomethylation predicts impaired antidepressant treatment response.
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Aug 2014
Domschke Katharina, Tidow Nicola, Schwarte Kathrin, Deckert Jürgen, Lesch Klaus-Peter, Arolt Volker, Zwanzger Peter, Baune Bernhard T
Abstract excerpt
Variation in the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTT; SERT; SLC6A4) has been suggested to pharmacogenetically drive interindividual differences in antidepressant treatment response. In the present analysis, a 'pharmaco-epigenetic' approach was applied by investigating the influence of DNA methylation patterns in the 5-HTT transcriptional control region on antidepressant treatment response. Ninety-four patients of...
Topics
- Antidepressive Agents
- Citalopram
- DNA Methylation
- Depressive Disorder, Major
- Drug Resistance
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
