Schizophrenia, chronic hospitalization and the 5-HT2C receptor gene.
Psychiatr Genet
; 7(2): 75-8, 1997.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9285964
ABSTRACT
Frequency of a polymorphism in the coding region of the 5-hydroxytryptamine2C (5-HT2C) receptor gene (HTR2C Xq24) was not significantly different in 122 unrelated Israeli schizophrenia patients compared with 180 control subjects matched for gender and ethnicity. However, proportion of time spent in hospital since the first admission was significantly greater in patients hemi- of homozygous for the 5-HT2Cser allele than in patients carrying other genotypes (p = 0.006). The 5-HT2Cser genotype conferred a 3.3-fold increased risk for lifetime hospitalization exceeding 10 years. Genetically determined variation in the 5-HT2C receptor may influence the clinical course and phenotypic expression of schizophrenia.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
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Cromossomo X
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Receptores de Serotonina
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Hospitalização
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article