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Homocysteinemia as well as methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism are associated with affective psychoses.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Sept 2005
Reif Andreas, Pfuhlmann Bruno, Lesch Klaus-Peter
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In the recent years, elevated homocysteine plasma levels have been reported to represent a risk factor not only for atherosclerosis, but also to be associated with dementia, depression and-in a gender-specific manner-schizophrenia. Here, we explored a possible association between homocysteinemia and psychiatric disorders. Fasting homocysteine, vitamin B12 and folate were determined in an ethnically homogeneous...
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