Metabolic syndrome and related variables, insulin resistance, leptin levels, and PPAR-γ2 and leptin gene polymorphisms in a pedigree of subjects with bipolar disorder

Metabolic syndrome and related variables, insulin resistance, leptin levels, and PPAR-γ2 and leptin gene polymorphisms in a pedigree of subjects with bipolar disorder

Objective:Evidence points to a high prevalence of metabolic dysfunction in bipolar disorder (BD), but few studies have evaluated the relatives of subjects with BD. We conducted a cross-sectional study in an extended family of patients with BD type I.Methods:The available relatives of the same family...

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Main Authors: Trino Baptista, Ignacio Sandia, Erika Fernandez, Ligia Balzán, Lissette Connell, Euderruh Uzcátegui, Ana Serrano, Albis Pabón, Félix Angeles, Yarira Araque, Heidy Delgado, Alexy González, Yonathan Alviarez, Jose Piãero, Enma A. de Baptista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2015-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Bipolar disorder
familiar hypercholesterolemia
insulin sensitivity
leptin
metabolic syndrome
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