Journal
EPIGENOMICS
Volume 5, Issue 3, Pages 317-329Publisher
FUTURE MEDICINE LTD
DOI: 10.2217/EPI.13.22
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DNA methylation; epigenetics; metabolic syndrome; one-carbon metabolism; schizophrenia
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- The role of genetic variation in one-carbon metabolic cycle in the etiology of the metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia
- National Science Centre [DEC-2011/03/N/NZ5/0024]
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Large data sets indicate that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is significantly higher in patients with schizophrenia in comparison with the general population. Given that interactions between genes and the environment may underlie the etiology of MetS in subjects with schizophrenia, it is feasible that epigenetic phenomena can serve as the etiological consensus between genetic and environmental factors. However, there is still a striking scarcity of studies aimed at investigating the role of aberrant DNA methylation in the development of MetS in this group of patients. This article provides an update on the epigenetics of schizophrenia and reviews studies on the role of one-carbon metabolism and aberrant DNA methylation in the development of MetS.
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