Posted by SLS on May 19, 2008, at 5:06:46
In reply to Re: A New Discovery » SLS, posted by 4WD on May 18, 2008, at 21:03:12
> > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/100339.php
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> I thought the CP 450 test did the same thing and it is available already. I know it tells you what meds are likely to work for you and which ones aren't. I believe it always measures whether you are a rapid metabolizer, normal or slow.
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> What is the difference in this and the new test?
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> MarshaHi Marsha.
This new test assays the availability of receptors within the neuronal membrane. What it is saying is that a certain percentage of receptors are engulfed in a lipid sludge and are not available to bind neurotransmitter. They call these droplets of sludge "rafts". In particular, G-Proteins are not there to transduce the signal into a second messenger cascade. The overall state of the neuron is to be hypo-excitable.
I think the test you are referring to indicates the degree of side-effects that a drug will produce. P450 (CYP450) genotyping test.
- Scott
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