Abstract

Researchers are avidly pursuing genetic explanations of why individuals respond differently to antidepressants. Investigators in the Genome-Based Therapeutic Drugs for Depression (GENDEP) study conducted a genome-wide exploration of 706 genetically unrelated European participants with unipolar major depression who received 12 weeks of escitalopram (which selectively inhibits the serotonin transporter without affecting norepinephrine reuptake) or nortriptyline (which has an 100-times-greater affinity for the …

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