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Cardiometabolic risk and the MTHFR C677T variant in children treated with second-generation antipsychotics.
Translational psychiatry - 24 Jan 2012
Devlin A M, Ngai Y F, Ronsley R, Panagiotopoulos C
Abstract excerpt
Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are increasingly being used to treat children with a variety of psychiatric illnesses. Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is a side-effect of SGA-treatment. We conducted a cross-sectional study and assessed the association...
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