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Phenylthiocarbamide perception in patients with schizophrenia and first-degree family members.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Apr 2005
Moberg Paul J, Roalf David R, Balderston Catherine C, Kanes Stephen J, Gur Raquel E, Turetsky Bruce I
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OBJECTIVE: The inability to taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) has been associated with medical and neurological illnesses not typically related to taste. The authors examined PTC sensitivity in schizophrenia patients and their non-ill relatives to determine whether this represented a vulnerability marker. METHOD: PTC sensitivity was assessed in 42 schizophrenia patients, 23 healthy comparison subjects, and 12...
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