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Title: A family-based study of the Cys23Ser 5HT2C serotonin receptor polymorphism in schizophrenia
Author: Murad I, Kremer I, Dobrusin M, Muhaheed M, Bannoura I, M?ller DJ, Schulze TG, Reshef A, Blanaru M, Gathas S, Tsenter V, Rietschel M, Belmaker RH, Maier W, Ebstein RP
Abstract:
The 5HT2C receptor has a high affinity for clozapine, a nontypical neuroleptic, and has therefore been postulated to play a role in mediating negative symptoms and neuroleptic response in schizophrenia. In the current study, the Cys23Ser 5HT2C serotoni
Journal: Am J Med Genet. 2001 Apr 8;105(3):236-8.