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Hippocampal deformities in the unaffected siblings of schizophrenia subjects.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Dec 2003
Tepest Ralf, Wang Lei, Miller Michael I, Falkai Peter, Csernansky John G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neuroanatomical abnormalities have been reported in schizophrenia subjects and their relatives and may be related to genetic vulnerability. The objective of this study was to further elucidate hippocampal deformities as a marker of genetic vulnerability for schizophrenia. METHODS: Magnetic resonance scans were collected in 13 pairs of schizophrenics and their unaffected siblings from families with...
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