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Risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome in bipolar and schizophrenia subjects treated with antipsychotics: the role of folate pharmacogenetics.
Journal of clinical psychopharmacology - 1 Apr 2012
Ellingrod Vicki L, Taylor Stephan F, Dalack Gregory, Grove Tyler B, Bly Michael J, Brook Robert D, Zöllner Sebastian K, Pop-Busui Rodica
Abstract excerpt
Folate has been implicated in cardiovascular disease with atypical antipsychotic (AAPs) use, and individuals with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) variants are at greater risk. This study examined the relationship between the MTHFR 677C/T, MTHFR 1298A/C, and COMT Val158Met variants; metabolic syndrome; and lifestyle measures in schizophrenia and bipolar...
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