Publications
MTHFR Gene Polymorphism and Age of Onset of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Country: Egypt
Classification: Mental Illness, Intellectual
Year of Publication: 2014
Study Type:
Quantitative Study
Sample Size:
237
The Research party:
1. Psychiatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35111, Egypt
2. Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35111, Egypt
3. Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35111, Egypt
Main Idea or Research Questions:
The study aimed to assess the association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR ) C677T polymorphism in bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia in comparison to control group.The association between MTHFRC677T polymorphism and the age at onset in schizophrenia or BD was also studied.