Article
Cannabis and a lower BMI in psychosis: What is the role of AKT1?
Schizophrenia research - 1 Oct 2016
Liemburg Edith J, Bruins Jojanneke, van Beveren Nico, Islam Md Atiqul, Alizadeh Behrooz Z
Abstract excerpt
Cannabis use has been associated with favorable outcomes on metabolic risk factors. The cause of this relation is still unknown. In this study we investigated whether this effect is mediated by the AKT1 gene, as activation of the related enzyme by cannabis may cause metabolic changes. Six Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) of the AKT1 gene (rs1130214, rs1130233, rs2494732, rs2498784, rs3730358, and )...
