GHRL and metabolic syndrome: In light of the increase metabolic syndrome symptoms observed in SZ patients on AAPs, as well as the important role of GHRL as a metabolic regulator and the association between GHRL SNPs and metabolic indices, we hypothesized that (1) GHRL might be a candidate gene for SZ and that (2) allelic variants of GHRL might be associated with the propensity for BMI changes induced by AAP treatment.