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Eye movement dysfunction in schizophrenia: a heritable characteristic for enhancing phenotype definition.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Calkins M E, Iacono W G
Abstract excerpt
The occurrence of ocular motor dysfunction in schizophrenia patients and their first-degree biological relatives is remarkably consistent, suggesting that abnormal smooth pursuit and saccadic oculomotion are heritable characteristics that can be used to identify gene carriers for schizophrenia. Saccadic system dysfunction probably reflects a generalized deficit in prefrontal cortical functioning, rather than a...
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