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- Title
Telomere length and pulse pressure in newly diagnosed, antipsychotic-naive patients with nonaffective psychosis.
- Authors
Fernandez-Egea, Emilio; Bernardo, Miguel; Heaphy, Christopher M; Griffith, Jeffrey K; Parellada, Eduard; Esmatjes, Enric; Conget, Ignacio; Nguyen, Linh; George, Varghese; Stöppler, Hubert; Kirkpatrick, Brian
- Abstract
Recent studies suggest that in addition to factors such as treatment side effects, suicide, and poor health habits, people with schizophrenia may have an increased risk of diabetes prior to antipsychotic treatment. Diabetes is associated with an increased pulse pressure (PP) and a shortened telomere. We tested the hypothesis that prior to antipsychotic treatment, schizophrenia and related disorders are associated with a shortened telomere, as well as an increased PP.
- Publication
Schizophrenia bulletin, 2009, Vol 35, Issue 2, p437
- ISSN
0586-7614
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/schbul/sbn169