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Familial resemblance for executive functions in families of schizophrenic and bipolar patients.
Psychiatry research - 15 Nov 2006
Szöke Andrei, Schürhoff Franck, Golmard Jean-Louis, Alter Caroline, Roy Isabelle, Méary Alexandre, Etain Bruno, Bellivier Frank, Leboyer Marion
Abstract excerpt
Executive dysfunctions are considered to be putative markers of familial/genetic vulnerability to both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. However, familial resemblance must be demonstrated before executive functions are used as a potential endophenotype. The aim of this study was to investigate familial resemblance for executive functions in families of schizophrenic and bipolar subjects. We assessed executive...
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