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Host-parasite interaction associated with major mental illness.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2020
Kano Shin-Ichi, Hodgkinson Colin A, Jones-Brando Lorraine, Eastwood Sharon, Ishizuka Koko, Niwa Minae, Choi Eric Y, Chang Daniel J, Chen Yian, Velivela Swetha D, Leister Flora, Wood Joel, Chowdari Kodavali, Ducci Francesca, Caycedo Daniel A, Heinz Elizabeth, Newman Emily R, Cascella Nicola, Mortensen Preben B, Zandi Peter P, Dickerson Faith, Nimgaonkar Vishwajit, Goldman David, Harrison Paul J, Yolken Robert H, Sawa Akira
Abstract excerpt
Clinical studies frequently report that patients with major mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have co-morbid physical conditions, suggesting that systemic alterations affecting both brain and peripheral tissues might underlie the disorders. Numerous studies have reported elevated levels of anti-Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) antibodies in patients with major mental illnesses, but the...
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