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Exploring shared genetic bases and causal relationships of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with 28 cardiovascular and metabolic traits.
Psychological medicine - 1 Jun 2019
So Hon-Cheong, Chau Kwan-Long, Ao Fu-Kiu, Mo Cheuk-Hei, Sham Pak-Chung
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BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases represent a major health issue in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) and bipolar disorder (BD), but the exact nature of cardiometabolic (CM) abnormalities involved and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Psychiatric medications are known risk factors, but it is unclear whether there is a connection between the disorders (SCZ/BD) themselves and CM abnormalities. METHODS:...
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