The Protein Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) as a Novel Biomarker for Cardiac Disease
To study the association between DISC1 RNA expression levels and cardiac function in patients with schizophrenia.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  Patients with ICD-10 schizophrenia, schizotypal or delusional disorders (F20 to F29) Both inpatient and outpatient Capable of giving informed consent  Exclusion Criteria:  Current or previous diagnosis of cancer Current or previous treatment with chemotherapy Current pregnancy Mothers less than 6 months post-partum - HealthyVolunteers: No - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 18 Years - MaximumAge: 65 Years - StdAgeList: Adult, Older Adult - StudyPopulation: The cohort with schizophrenia will be recruited from outpatient and inpatient population from a single centre.  The cohort without mental health diagnosis will be selected from an existing population registered in the HUNT data and biobank and be matched for age (± 2 years) and sex of the patients. - SamplingMethod: Non-Probability Sample