Elevated Maternal C-Reactive Protein and Increased Risk of Schizophrenia in a National Birth Cohort



: Sarah Canetta, Andre Sourander, Heljä-Marja Surcel, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Jaana Leiviskä, Christoph Kellendonk, Ian W. McKeague, Alan S. Brown

Publisher: AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC

: 2014

: American Journal of Psychiatry

: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

: AM J PSYCHIAT

: 171

: 9

: 960

: 968

: 9

: 0002-953X

: 1535-7228

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13121579


Conclusions: This finding provides the most robust evidence to date that maternal inflammation may play a significant role in schizophrenia, with possible implications for identifying preventive strategies and pathogenic mechanisms in schizophrenia and other neurodevelopmental disorders.




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