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Descriptive study of 20 patients with schizophrenia in Boyacá, Colombia / Estudio descriptivo de una muestra de pacientes con esquizofrenia residentes en el departamento de Boyacá, Colombia
Corredor Rozo, Zayda Lorena; Sánchez Espinosa, Mayely Paola; Rondón-Lagos, Milena; Páez Rojas, Paola Liliana; Cortés Duque, Carolina; Forero Castro, Ruth Maribel.
Afiliação
  • Corredor Rozo, Zayda Lorena; Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia. Department of Biological Sciences. Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Group. Tunja. CO
  • Sánchez Espinosa, Mayely Paola; Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia. Department of Biological Sciences. Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Group. Tunja. CO
  • Rondón-Lagos, Milena; Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia. Department of Biological Sciences. Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Group. Tunja. CO
  • Páez Rojas, Paola Liliana; Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia. Department of Biological Sciences. Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Group. Tunja. CO
  • Cortés Duque, Carolina; Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia. Department of Biological Sciences. Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Group. Tunja. CO
  • Forero Castro, Ruth Maribel; Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia. Department of Biological Sciences. Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Group. Tunja. CO
Iatreia ; 26(3): 245-256, jul.-sept. 2013. ilus, tab
Artigo em Inglês, Espanhol | COLNAL, LILACS | ID: lil-683014
Biblioteca responsável: CO332
ABSTRACT
Schizophrenia is a multifactorial disease with high genetic heterogeneity and complex inheritance. In Boyacá, Colombia, we studied a group of 20 schizophrenic patients (16 men and 4 women) to establish their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics as well as their genetic and precipitating factors. The patients were analyzed using cytogenetic studies and a descriptive analysis of qualitative and quantitative variables. The disease frequently first manifested in young adults (average age of initiation 22.5 years). The predominant subtype (8/20) was paranoid schizophrenia, and the onset was typically gradual (14/20). Precipitating factors were found in 15 patients physical factors in nine patients, social factors in five patients and economic factor in one patient. All karyotypes were normal. Clinical features did not associate with either the sociodemographic characteristics or the genetic and predisposing factors, supporting the clinical heterogeneity of schizophrenia. Patients and their families received genetic counseling and explanations of the study's results, the possibility of recurrences and the risk of suffering the disease given an affected relative. Further and larger studies are required to determine if the factors evaluated in this study influence the development of the disease.
RESUMEN
La esquizofrenia, enfermedad multifactorial, tiene gran heterogeneidad genética y herencia compleja. En Boyacá, Colombia, se estudió un grupo de 20 pacientes esquizofrénicos (16 hombres y cuatro mujeres) y se establecieron las características sociodemográficas y clínicas y los factores genéticos y precipitantes. Se hicieron estudio citogenético y un análisis descriptivo de las variables cualitativas y cuantitativas. Hubo predominio del comienzo de la enfermedad en adultos jóvenes (promedio de edad en el momento de la aparición 22,5 años). Predominaron la esquizofrenia paranoide (8/20) con modo de aparición progresivo (14/20). Se hallaron factores precipitantes en 15 pacientes físicos en nueve, sociales en cinco y económicos en uno. Todos los cariotipos fueron normales. Los rasgos clínicos no se asociaron con las características sociodemográficas ni con los factores genéticos y precipitantes, lo que evidencia gran heterogeneidad en las formas de manifestación de la enfermedad. Se dio asesoría genética a los pacientes y sus familias y se les explicaron los resultados, el riesgo de recurrencias y el de padecer la enfermedad cuando se tiene un pariente afectado. Es necesario analizar una serie mayor de casos, para poder determinar si los factores evaluados influyen en el desarrollo de la enfermedad.
Assuntos

Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: COLNAL / LILACS Assunto principal: Esquizofrenia / Herança Multifatorial / Patrimônio Genético Tipo de estudo: Pesquisa qualitativa Limite: Humanos País/Região como assunto: América do Sul / Colômbia Idioma: Inglês / Espanhol Revista: Iatreia Assunto da revista: Medicina Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Artigo País de afiliação: Colômbia Instituição/País de afiliação: Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia/CO
Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: COLNAL / LILACS Assunto principal: Esquizofrenia / Herança Multifatorial / Patrimônio Genético Tipo de estudo: Pesquisa qualitativa Limite: Humanos País/Região como assunto: América do Sul / Colômbia Idioma: Inglês / Espanhol Revista: Iatreia Assunto da revista: Medicina Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Artigo País de afiliação: Colômbia Instituição/País de afiliação: Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia/CO
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