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CNR1 gene and risk of the metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia.
Journal of clinical psychopharmacology - 1 Apr 2013
Yu Weiping, De Hert Marc, Moons Tim, Claes Stephan J, Correll Christoph U, van Winkel Ruud
Abstract excerpt
Metabolic disturbances are more prevalent in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) than in the general population. The endocannabinoid system plays an important role in the regulation of dopamine transmission and several metabolic pathways, and the endocannabinoid receptor type 1 gene (CNR1) is considered a candidate gene for both SCZ and metabolic disorders. We examined whether genetic variation in CNR1 was...
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