Is vitamin D hypothesis for schizophrenia valid? Independent segregation of psychosis in a family with vitamin-D-dependent rickets type IIA.

doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2003.10.002

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Is vitamin D hypothesis for schizophrenia valid? Independent segregation of psychosis in a family with vitamin-D-dependent rickets type IIA.

Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Mar 2004

Ozer Suzan, Uluşahin Aylin, Ulusoy Semra, Okur Hamza, Coşkun Turgay, Tuncali Timur, Göğüş Ahmet, Akarsu A Nurten

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The vitamin D hypothesis of schizophrenia is a recent concept bringing together old observations on environmental risk factors and new findings on the neurodevelopmental effects of vitamin D. Candidate genes related to the vitamin D endocrine system have not yet been fully explored for this purpose. The coexistence of vitamin-D-dependent-rickets type II with alopecia (VDDR IIA) and different forms of psychosis in...

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