Lifestyle factors, metabolic syndrome and apolipoprotein E in monozygotic twins with, at risk of and without affective disorders, as predictors of onset or recurrence of affective episodes, a seven-years follow-up study.

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INTRODUCTION: This study explores lifestyle factors, metabolic syndrome (MetS), apolipoprotein E genotype (APOE), and plasma concentrations of apoE as predictors for the onset and recurrence of affective disorders. METHODS: We examined these factors in a seven-year follow-up study of 201 monozygotic twins (MZ) with unipolar or bipolar disorder (affected), their unaffected co-twins (high-risk), and twins with no...

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