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James M. Ferguson

Genomic Systems Analyst, Garvan Institute
Verified email at garvan.org.au
Cited by 886

SSRI antidepressant medications: adverse effects and tolerability

JM Ferguson - Primary care companion to the Journal of clinical …, 2001 - psychiatrist.com
Side effects of antidepressants can be predicted by receptor selectivity and site of action.
Although the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have better overall safety and …

Sibutramine produces dose‐related weight loss

GA Bray, GL Blackburn, JM Ferguson… - Obesity …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
… Blackburn, f James M. … 2 70 m ._ … Fantino M, Souquet AM. Effects of metabolites 1
and 2 of sibutramine on the short-term control of food intake in the rat. Int J Obes. …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical validity of nanopore sequencing for rapid SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis

RA Bull, TN Adikari, JM Ferguson, JM Hammond… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Viral whole-genome sequencing (WGS) provides critical insight into the transmission and
evolution of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Long-read …

Treatment of bulimia with bupropion: a multicenter controlled trial.

RL Horne, JM Ferguson, HG Pope Jr… - The Journal of clinical …, 1988 - europepmc.org
In a placebo-controlled, double-blind study of the unique antidepressant agent bupropion in
the treatment of nondepressed subjects with bulimia (bupropion group, N= 55; placebo …

[HTML][HTML] High-throughput targeted long-read single cell sequencing reveals the clonal and transcriptional landscape of lymphocytes

M Singh, G Al-Eryani, S Carswell, JM Ferguson… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
High-throughput single-cell RNA sequencing is a powerful technique but only generates
short reads from one end of a cDNA template, limiting the reconstruction of highly diverse …

Comprehensive genetic diagnosis of tandem repeat expansion disorders with programmable targeted nanopore sequencing

…, JM Ferguson, SS Pineda, CK Scriba, M Tchan… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
More than 50 neurological and neuromuscular diseases are caused by short tandem repeat
(STR) expansions, with 37 different genes implicated to date. We describe the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Fast nanopore sequencing data analysis with SLOW5

…, H Samarakoon, SP Jenner, JM Ferguson… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nanopore sequencing depends on the FAST5 file format, which does not allow efficient
parallel analysis. Here we introduce SLOW5, an alternative format engineered for efficient …

Reboxetine versus paroxetine versus placebo: effects on cognitive functioning in depressed patients

JM Ferguson, KA Wesnes… - International clinical …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Impaired cognitive functioning is often associated with major depressive disorder (MDD).
Moreover, a number of agents used to treat MDD are known to have negative effects on …

An open-label, flexible-dose study of memantine in major depressive disorder

JM Ferguson, RN Shingleton - Clinical neuropharmacology, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of flexible-dose memantine in patients with major
depressive disorder (MDD). Methods: In this 12-week, single-center, open-label study, 8 …

The effects of antidepressants on sexual functioning in depressed patients: a review

JM Ferguson - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2001 - psychiatrist.com
Sexual dysfunction has long been noted as both a symptom of depressive illness and as a
side effect of many of the medications used to treat depression. Although most people …