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Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system, neurotrophic factors and clozapine response: association with FKBP5 and NTRK2 genes.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 May 2015
Mitjans Marina, Catalán Rosa, Vázquez Mireia, González-Rodríguez Alex, Penadés Rafael, Pons Alexandre, Massana Guillem, Munro Janet, Arranz Maria J, Arias Bárbara
Abstract excerpt
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug known as being more effective compared with traditional antipsychotics for patients with poor response or resistance to treatment. It has been demonstrated that clozapine modulates hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity and affects central brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels, which could explain part of its therapeutic efficacy. In this study, we investigated the...
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