HOMOCYSTEINEMIA IS A COMMON FEATURE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA

Authors
REGLAND B JOHANSSON BV GRENFELDT B HJELMGREN LT MEDHUS M
Citation
B. Regland et al., HOMOCYSTEINEMIA IS A COMMON FEATURE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA, Journal of neural transmission, 100(2), 1995, pp. 165-169
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences
Journal title
Journal of neural transmission → ACNP
ISSN journal
03009564
Volume
100
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
165 - 169
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9564(1995)100:2<165:HIACFO>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A significant proportion of patients with schizophrenia have increased homocysteine levels that are unrelated to psychopharmacological medic ation or nutrient deficiency in folate or cobalamin. This supports the hypothesis that inherent methylation deficiency is involved in the pa thogenesis of schizophrenia.