Telomere biology and its maintenance in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Exploring links to cognition.
Vid MlakarIbrahim AkkouhEls F HalffDeepak P SrivastavaViktoria BirkenæsTorill UelandDaniel S QuintanaMonica B E G OrmerodNils Eiel SteenSrdjan DjurovicOle A AndreassenMonica AasPublished in: Schizophrenia research (2024)
Our study shows changes in TERT expression and telomere maintenance and telomere repair in SZ compared HC. However, the role of telomere biology in the mechanism underlying cognitive impairment in psychosis seems limited.