2004
Altered NMDA Glutamate Receptor Antagonist Response in Individuals With a Family Vulnerability to Alcoholism
Petrakis IL, Limoncelli D, Gueorguieva R, Jatlow P, Boutros NN, Trevisan L, Gelernter J, Krystal JH. Altered NMDA Glutamate Receptor Antagonist Response in Individuals With a Family Vulnerability to Alcoholism. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2004, 161: 1776-1782. PMID: 15465973, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.161.10.1776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAffectAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholic IntoxicationAlcoholismBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleDissociative DisordersDouble-Blind MethodEthanolFamilyFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInfusions, IntravenousKetamineMalePedigreePlacebosPsychoses, AlcoholicReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRisk Factors
1994
Allelic Variation in the D4 Dopamine Receptor (DRD4) Gene Does Not Predict Response to Clozapine
Rao PA, Pickar D, Gejman PV, Ram A, Gershon ES, Gelernter J. Allelic Variation in the D4 Dopamine Receptor (DRD4) Gene Does Not Predict Response to Clozapine. JAMA Psychiatry 1994, 51: 912-917. PMID: 7944879, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1994.03950110072009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical responseTherapeutic effectAtypical antipsychotic drug clozapineClozapine's therapeutic effectsTreatment-refractory schizophreniaPathophysiology of schizophreniaAntipsychotic drug clozapineD4 dopamine receptorsDRD4 allelesPutative third cytoplasmic loopSchizoaffective patientsTherapeutic responseTherapy variesDopamine receptorsSchizoaffective subjectsTreatment responseThird cytoplasmic loopDrug clozapineClozapineDopamine receptor geneSchizoaffective disorderD4 receptorsPolymerase chain reaction amplificationReceptor allelesChain reaction amplification