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The DRD3 Ser9Gly Polymorphism Predicted Metabolic Change in Drug-Naive Patients With Bipolar II Disorder.
Medicine - 1 Jun 2016
Chang Ting-Ting, Chen Shiou-Lan, Chang Yun-Hsuan, Chen Po-See, Chu Chun-Hsien, Chen Shih-Heng, Huang San-Yuan, Tzeng Nian-Sheng, Wang Liang-Jen, Wang Tzu-Yun, Li Chia-Ling, Chung Yi-Lun, Hsieh Tsai-Hsin, Lee I-Hui, Chen Kao-Ching, Yang Yen-Kuang, Hong Jau-Shyong, Lu Ru-Band, Lee Sheng-Yu
Abstract excerpt
Patients with bipolar II disorder (BDII) have a higher prevalence rate of metabolic disturbance. Whether BDII itself, in addition to its current standard treatment, is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome warrants additional study. The dopamine receptor D3 (DRD3) gene, one of the candidate genes for BDII, is also involved in the dopaminergic system. We investigated whether it is related to changes in the...
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