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Neurophysiological endophenotypes of schizophrenia: the viability of selected candidate measures.
Schizophrenia bulletin - 1 Jan 2007
Turetsky Bruce I, Calkins Monica E, Light Gregory A, Olincy Ann, Radant Allen D, Swerdlow Neal R
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In an effort to reveal susceptibility genes, schizophrenia research has turned to the endophenotype strategy. Endophenotypes are characteristics that reflect the actions of genes predisposing an individual to a disorder, even in the absence of diagnosable pathology. Individual endophenotypes are presumably determined by fewer genes than the more complex phenotype of schizophrenia and would, therefore, reduce the...
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