Dopamine D4 receptor gene polymorphisms: Relation to ethnicity, no association with schizophrenia and response to clozapine in Israeli subjects

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-43

  Kohn, Y ^a   Ebstein, R P ^b   Heresco Levy, U ^b   Shapira, B ^b   Nemanov, L ^b   Gritsenko, I ^b   Avnon, M ^c   Lerer, B ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c Shaar Menashe Psychiatric Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

clozapine; DRD4 gene; genetics; pharmacogenetics; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXONS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030940989     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(96)00380-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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