Association of FTO, LEPR and MTHFR gene polymorphisms with metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia patients receiving antipsychotics

• Main Authors: Roffeei, S.N., Mohamed, Z., Reynolds, G.P., Said, M.A., Hatim, A., Mohamed, E.H.M., Aida, S.A., Zainal, N.Z.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: BF Psychology; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10965/; http://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/abs/10.2217/pgs.13.220

Aim: The occurrence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in schizophrenia patients receiving long-term antipsychotics (APs) contributes to their high mortality rate. We aimed to determine whether genetic polymorphisms of identified candidate genes are associated with MS in our study population. Materials &...