Glioma in Schizophrenia: Is the Risk Higher or Lower?

• Published in: Frontiers in cellular neuroscience Vol. 12; p. 289
• Main Authors: Gao, Xingchun, Mi, Yajing, Guo, Na, Xu, Hao, Jiang, Pengtao, Zhang, Ruisan, Xu, Lixian, Gou, Xingchun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 03.09.2018; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Antipsychotics; Brain cancer; Brain tumors; Brain-derived neurotrophic factor; Breast cancer; Cell growth; CXCR4 protein; DISC1; Disc1 protein; Epidemiology; Genes; Genomics; Glioma; Hypotheses; Laboratories; Mental disorders; miRNA; Morbidity; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Neuroscience; p53 Protein; Pathogenesis; protection; Researchers; Schizophrenia; Tumorigenesis; China; glioma; miRNA; protection; schizophrenia; DISC1

Whether persons with schizophrenia have a higher or lower incidence of cancer has been discussed for a long time. Due to the complex mechanisms and characteristics of different types of cancer, it is difficult to evaluate the exact relationship between cancers and schizophrenia without considering t...