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Neuregulin 1 gene and variations in perceptual aberration of schizotypal personality in adolescents.
Psychological medicine - 1 Nov 2005
Lin Hsiao-Fan, Liu Yu-Li, Liu Chih-Min, Hung Shuen-Iu, Hwu Hai-Gwo, Chen Wei J
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BACKGROUND: We test the hypothesis that the neuregulin 1 (NRG1 ) gene at chromosome 8p22-p12, which has been implicated as a susceptibility gene to schizophrenia, is associated with variations in schizotypal personality in non-clinical populations. METHOD: A randomly selected sample of 905 adolescents were assessed for their personality features using the Perceptual Aberration Scale (PAS) and the Schizotypal...
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