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Longer telomere length in patients with schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Sept 2013
Nieratschker Vanessa, Lahtinen Jenni, Meier Sandra, Strohmaier Jana, Frank Josef, Heinrich Angela, Breuer René, Witt Stephanie H, Nöthen Markus M, Rietschel Marcella, Hovatta Iiris
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have reported an association between shorter leukocyte telomere length and schizophrenia (SCZ). The aim of the present study was to replicate this finding in a large sample of SCZ patients (n=539) and population-based controls (n=519). In addition, the possible influence of SCZ severity on telomere length - as measured by age of onset, mode of onset, and course of the disorder - was investigated....
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