Additive effect of glutathione S-transferase T1 active genotype and infection with Toxoplasma gondii for increasing the risk of schizophrenia.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed an additive effect for T. gondii and GSTT1 active genotype as risk factors for schizophrenia in Iranian population. This is a small pilot study and replicating the study with larger groups of patients in multinational investigation to clarify these findings is recommended. PMID: 33191823 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Nord J Psychiatry Source Type: research