Psychometric liability to psychosis and childhood adversities are associated with shorter telomere length: A study on schizophrenia patients, unaffected siblings, and non-clinical controls
Çevik B, Mançe-Çalışır Ö, Atbaşoğlu E, Saka M, Alptekin K, Üçok A, Sırmatel B, Gülöksüz S, Tükün A, van Os J, Gümüş-Akay G. Psychometric liability to psychosis and childhood adversities are associated with shorter telomere length: A study on schizophrenia patients, unaffected siblings, and non-clinical controls. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2019, 111: 169-185. PMID: 30776705, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShorter telomere lengthLonger telomere lengthChildhood adversityTelomere lengthUnaffected siblingsSCZ patientsChronic medical disordersCourse of schizophreniaSimilar telomere lengthPsychotic-like symptomsHypothesis patientsClinical presentationNon-clinical controlsMedical disordersGeneral populationFunctioning scoresPatientsSchizophrenia patientsSocio-demographic featuresGlobal assessmentEarly onsetSchizophreniaLife expectancyAges 0Potential role