Article
MTHFR gene polymorphism and age of onset of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
El-Hadidy Mohamed A, Abdeen Hanaa M, Abd El-Aziz Sherin M, Al-Harrass Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Several studies with contradictory results from different cultures about association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism in schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. Little is known about this association in Arab culture and Egypt. So the present study aimed to assess the association of MTHFR C677T polymorphism in bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia in comparison to control...
Topics
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Bipolar Disorder
- Egypt
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Schizophrenia
