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Pharmacogenetics and schizophrenia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20832661     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The wide interindividual variability in clinical response and tolerability of antipsychotic medications has led investigators to postulate that these variabilities may be under genetic control. Although not always consistent, there are promising indications from emergent pharmacogenetic studies that efficacy of antipsychotic medications for the various symptom domains of psychopathology in schizophrenia may be genetically regulated. This is an encouraging approach. Moreover, there are also suggestive findings that the side-effect profiles of second-generation antipsychotic medications and their propensity to cause weight gain and glucose and lipid abnormalities as well as tardive dyskinesia may be related to pharmacogenetic factors in this patient population. Ultimately, such approaches could drive choices of antipsychotic medication based on the likelihood of clinical response and development of side effects in light of a particular patient's genetic profile. In the future, this targeted approach (personalized medicine) may become informative for clinicians choosing an antipsychotic medication for an individual patient with schizophrenia.
Authors:
Adriana Foster; Del D Miller; Peter Buckley
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinics in laboratory medicine     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1557-9832     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Lab. Med.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-13     Completed Date:  2011-01-10     Revised Date:  2011-09-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8100174     Medline TA:  Clin Lab Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  975-93     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, 997 St Sebastian, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. afoster@mcg.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antipsychotic Agents / pharmacology,  therapeutic use
Genetic Testing
Humans
Individualized Medicine
Pharmacogenetics*
Schizophrenia / drug therapy*,  genetics*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antipsychotic Agents

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