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COMT Val108/158 Met modifies mismatch negativity and cognitive function in 22q11 deletion syndrome.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Jul 2005
Baker Kate, Baldeweg Torsten, Sivagnanasundaram Sinthuja, Scambler Peter, Skuse David
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BACKGROUND: Microdeletions at 22q11.2 greatly increase the risk of schizophrenia in early adulthood (relative risk approximately 25-30). We hypothesized that before the onset of schizophrenia, individuals with 22q11DS would manifest specific cognitive and neurophysiological anomalies (endophenotypes) in common with individuals at high risk for schizophrenia in the general population. We further predicted that the...
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