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Impact of apolipoprotein A5 (APOA5) polymorphisms on serum triglyceride levels in schizophrenic patients under long-term atypical antipsychotic treatment.
The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry - 1 Jan 2012
Hong Chen-Jee, Chen Tzu-Ting, Bai Ya Mei, Liou Ying-Jay, Tsai Shih-Jen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Schizophrenic patients treated with clozapine or olanzapine often develop hypertriglyceridemia. The apolipoprotein A5 gene (APOA5), which affects VLDL production and lipolysis, has been implicated in the triglyceride (TG) metabolism. This study examined the association of common APOA5...
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