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The dichotomy of schizophrenia and affective disorders in extended pedigrees.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Oct 2002
Maier Wolfgang, Lichtermann Dirk, Franke Petra, Heun Reinhard, Falkai Peter, Rietschel Marcella
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The paper reports the first controlled family study investigating not only 1st but also 2nd and 3rd degree relatives of patients with schizophrenia by direct diagnostic interviews. Regardless of their degree of relationship, all biological relatives of the patients were found to be at an elevated risk of schizophrenia (5.0% in 1st, 3.1% in 2nd, 1.5% in 3rd degree relatives compared to 0.8% among controls)....
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