The long and the short of it…supplementation failed to separate from placebo for the general study group. HOWEVER, among those with the (more efficient) version of the FOLH1 gene and to a lesser degree among other folate cycle genetic variants, folate and B12 supplementation did seem to significantly help negative symptoms in schizophrenia, but not the positive ones
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