Association study between COMT , DRD2 , and DRD3 gene variants and antipsychotic treatment response in Mexican patients with schizophrenia
The efficacy of schizophrenia treatments using antipsychotics (APs) has long been established, but the benefit obtained by several patients using conventional APs (typical or atypical) has not been enough. Currently, the genetic study of the primary mechanisms of action of the APs has been focused o...
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Published in | Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment Vol. 14; pp. 2981 - 2987 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New Zealand
Dove Medical Press Limited
01.01.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd Dove Medical Press |
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Summary: | The efficacy of schizophrenia treatments using antipsychotics (APs) has long been established, but the benefit obtained by several patients using conventional APs (typical or atypical) has not been enough. Currently, the genetic study of the primary mechanisms of action of the APs has been focused on the dopaminergic pathways. The objective of this study was to determine if the response phenotypes (responder, resistance to treatment, and ultra-resistance to treatment groups) are associated with six single-nucleotide polymorphisms:
(Val158Met),
(A-241G, C376G, C939T, Taq1A), and
(Ser9Gly).
We classified the patients through a retrospective/prospective methodology to define response phenotypes.
/Val158Met and
/Ser9Gly were associated with the responder group (
<0.05). The single-nucleotide polymorphism A-241G of
gene was related with the resistant-to-treatment group (
<0.001). Finally, Met/Met of
and Ser/Gly of
genes showed a predictive effect associated with the resistant-to-treatment phenotype.
Further analyses should be performed to validate these genetic markers as mediators for the response to APs. |
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ISSN: | 1176-6328 1178-2021 1178-2021 |
DOI: | 10.2147/NDT.S176455 |