Pharmacogenetics of antidepressants

• Main Authors: Concetta eCrisafulli (Author), Chiara eFabbri (Author), Stefano ePorcelli (Author), Antonio eDrago (Author), Edoardo eSpina (Author), Diana eDe Ronchi (Author), Alessandro eSerretti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Up to 60% of depressed patients do not respond completely to antidepressants (AD) and up to 30% do not respond at all. Genetic factors contribute for about 50% of the AD response. During the recent years the possible influence of a set of candidate genes as genetic predictors of AD response efficacy...