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The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increased in relatives of patients with a non-affective psychotic disorder.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Feb 2013
van Welie H, Derks E M, Verweij K H, de Valk H W, Kahn R S, Cahn W
Abstract excerpt
Patients with schizophrenia are more likely to develop diabetes mellitus (DM) compared to the general population. In relatives, however, an increased rate of DM has not consistently been reported. In this study, we compared DM rates in 1740 unaffected first- and second-/third-degree relatives of patients with a non-affective psychotic disorder to 1271 control subjects, by administering the Family Interview for...
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