Prev Chronic DisPreventing Chronic Disease1545-1151Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1955384PCDv43_07_0082Letter to the EditorMedical Treatment and Weight Gain [Response to Letter]NewellAstridMDOregon Genetics Program, Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland, OreZlotAmyMPHOregon Genetics Program, Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland, Ore72007156200743A812007In Reply:
We appreciate your bringing this important issue to our attention (1). During our review (2), we focused on the role that genetics plays in the development of obesity but did not explore research related to genetics and weight gain associated with medical treatment. A recent article by Muller and Kennedy in the September 2006 issue of Pharmacogenomics (3) provides an interesting review of the genetic aspects of weight gain associated with antipsychotic use.
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McGinnE2007743A80Medical treatment and weight gain [letter to the editor]Prev Chronic DisAvailable from:http://www.cdc.gov/PCD/issues/2007/jul/07_0081.htm17572984NewellAZlotASilveyKAriailK2007442A31Addressing the obesity epidemic: a genomics perspectivePrev Chronic DisAvailable from:http://www.cdc.gov/PCD/issues/2007/apr/06_0068.htm17362622MullerDJKennedyJL762006863887Genetics of antipsychotic treatment emergent weight gain in schizophreniaPharmacogenomics16981847
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Suggested citation for this article: Newell A, Zlot A. Medical treatment and weight gain [response to letter]. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2007 Jul [date cited]. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2007/jul/07_0082.htm