Research Article

Fatty Acid Desaturase Gene Polymorphisms and Metabolic Measures in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Patients Taking Antipsychotics

Table 2

FADS genetic distribution for the schizophrenia, bipolar, and combined samples.

ā€‰ā€‰Schizophrenia spectrumBipolar disorderCombined

FADS1 rs174537GG genotype54.5 (122)48.9 (46)52.8 (168)
T allele45.5 (102)51.2 (58)47.2 (150)
FADS2 rs174570CC genotype75.2 (170)71.3 (67)74.1 (237)
T allele24.8 (56)28.7 (27)26.0 (83)

% (n); distribution based on dominant genetic model did not significantly differ between schizophrenia and bipolar diagnoses.