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Genetic polymorphisms for drug metabolism (CYP2D6) and tardive dyskinesia in schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia research - 27 Jul 1998
Kapitany T, Meszaros K, Lenzinger E, Schindler S D, Barnas C, Fuchs K, Sieghart W, Aschauer H N, Kasper S
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, the occurrence of tardive dyskinesia (TD) in chronic schizophrenia patients was investigated in relation to pharmacogenetic polymorphisms. It is known that the metabolism of important neuroleptic drugs is influenced by polymorphisms of the CYP2D6 gene, which encodes the cytochrome P450 enzyme debrisoquine/spartein hydroxylase. Forty-five patients meeting the DSM IV criteria for...
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