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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene variants and antipsychotic-induced weight gain and metabolic disturbances.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Jul 2014
Kao A C C, Rojnic Kuzman M, Tiwari A K, Zivkovic M V, Chowdhury N I, Medved V, Kekin I, Zai C C, Lieberman J A, Meltzer H Y, Bozina T, Bozina N, Kennedy J L, Sertic J, Müller D J
Abstract excerpt
Weight gain and metabolic disturbances represent serious side-effects in antipsychotic (AP) treatment, particularly with clozapine and olanzapine. The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene is a key determinant in the folate metabolism and previous studies reported a significant effect...
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