Shorter telomere length in schizophrenia: Evidence from a real-world population and meta-analysis of most recent literature
Schizophrenia is a severe, chronic mental disorder. Schizophrenia is visualized as an accelerated cellular aging syndrome characterized by early onset of cardiovascular disease causing premature mortality. In human aging involves alterations in telomere length (TL). To investigate the presence of TL shortening in schizophrenia and psychiatric syndromes associated, this condition was studied in leukocytes (LTL) of a sample of patients suffering from schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, and compared with a group of non-psychiatric controls.
Source: Schizophrenia Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Patrizia Russo, Giulia Prinzi, Stefania Proietti, Palma Lamonaca, Alessandra Frustaci, Stefania Boccia, Rosarita Amore, Maria Lorenzi, Graziano Onder, Emanuele Marzetti, Vanessa Valdiglesias, Fiorella Guadagni, Maria Giovanna Valente, Gerland Lo Cascio, S Source Type: research