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Metabolic syndrome and related variables, insulin resistance, leptin levels, and PPAR-γ2 and leptin gene polymorphisms in a pedigree of subjects with bipolar disorder.
Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) - 1 Jan 2000
Baptista Trino, Sandia Ignacio, Fernandez Erika, Balzán Ligia, Connell Lissette, Uzcátegui Euderruh, Serrano Ana, Pabón Albis, Angeles Félix, Araque Yarira, Delgado Heidy, González Alexy, Alviarez Yonathan, Piãero Jose, Baptista Enma A de
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Evidence points to a high prevalence of metabolic dysfunction in bipolar disorder (BD), but few studies have evaluated the relatives of subjects with BD. We conducted a cross-sectional study in an extended family of patients with BD type I. METHODS: The available relatives of the same family were interviewed (DSM-IV-R) and assessed in fasting conditions for body mass index, constituent variables of the...
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