Article
HTR1A/1B DNA methylation may predict escitalopram treatment response in depressed Chinese Han patients.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Mar 2018
Wang Peipei, Lv Qinyu, Mao Yemeng, Zhang Cuizhen, Bao Chenxi, Sun Hong, Chen Hanmei, Yi Zhenghui, Cai Weimin, Fang Yiru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The serotonin receptor 1A and 1B (HTR1A/1B) gene have been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of major depressive disorder (MDD) and the antidepressant treatment response. Gene expression differences were partly mediated by genetic polymorphism and DNA methylation which migh...
Topics
- Adult
- Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
- Asian People
- Citalopram
- DNA Methylation
- Depression
- Depressive Disorder, Major
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A
