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Article: Researchers finds gene variations that alter antidepressant side effects.
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- Mental Health Weekly Digest
- Article date:
- October 27, 2003
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2003 OCT 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Stanford University Medical Center have identified a genetic marker that can explain why some people experience side effects to common antidepressants while others do not.
They also found that a key liver enzyme involved in breaking down these antidepressants surprisingly played no role in the development of side effects nor in how well the drugs worked. The findings may lead to fewer side effects for patients undergoing antidepressant drug therapy.
"Antidepressants are among the most widely prescribed medications in the world," said lead author Greer Murphy Jr., MD, PhD, associate professor of ...