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Sibling correlation of deficit syndrome in the Irish study of high-density schizophrenia families.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jul 2000
Ross D E, Kirkpatrick B, Karkowski L M, Straub R E, MacLean C J, O'Neill F A, Compton A D, Murphy B, Walsh D, Kendler K S
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OBJECTIVE: The deficit syndrome is a subtype of schizophrenia characterized by primary and enduring negative features of psychopathology. It appears to reflect a distinct subtype within the syndrome of schizophrenia. Little is known about the familial or genetic aspects of the deficit syndrome. The purpose of this study was to determine whether deficit versus nondeficit subtypes are correlated in sibling pairs...
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