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The endophenotype concept in psychiatry: etymology and strategic intentions.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Apr 2003
Gottesman Irving I, Gould Todd D
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Endophenotypes, measurable components unseen by the unaided eye along the pathway between disease and distal genotype, have emerged as an important concept in the study of complex neuropsychiatric diseases. An endophenotype may be neurophysiological, biochemical, endocrinological, neuroanatomical, cognitive, or neuropsychological (including configured self-report data) in nature. Endophenotypes represent simpler...
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