Low prevalence of lipid metabolism abnormalities in APOE ε2-genotype and male patients 60 years or older with schizophrenia

Low prevalence of lipid metabolism abnormalities in APOE ε2-genotype and male patients 60 years or older with schizophrenia

Abstract Background Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder largely manageable with atypical antipsychotics; however, these drugs have been associated with glucose/lipid metabolism issues such as diabetes and hyperlipidaemia. Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is the most abundant apolipoprotein, and APOE g...

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Main Authors: Chunxia Ban, Qunying Zhang, Jie Feng, Huijuan Li, Qi Qiu, Yuan Tian, Xia Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
APOE
Elderly schizophrenia
Glucose
Cholesterol
LDL
HDL
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-017-1530-9

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