Article
Association between schizophrenia with ocular misalignment and polyalanine length variation in PMX2B.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Mar 2004
Toyota Tomoko, Yoshitsugu Kiyoshi, Ebihara Mitsuru, Yamada Kazuo, Ohba Hisako, Fukasawa Masayuki, Minabe Yoshio, Nakamura Kazuhiko, Sekine Yoshimoto, Takei Noriyoshi, Suzuki Katsuaki, Itokawa Masanari, Meerabux Joanne M A, Iwayama-Shigeno Yoshimi, Tomaru Yoshiro, Shimizu Hiromitsu, Hattori Eiji, Mori Norio, Yoshikawa Takeo
Abstract excerpt
The increased incidence of minor physical anomalies (MPAs) in schizophrenia is the fundamental basis for the neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia etiology. Ocular misalignment, or strabismus, falls into the category of MPAs, but this phenotype has not been assessed in schizophrenia. Thi...
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