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[Neurodevelopmental disturbance in the pathogenesis of major mental disorders].
Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo - 1 Apr 2008
Kamiya Atsushi, Kitabatake Yasuji, Sawa Akira
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Neurodevelopmental disturbance may underlie the pathogenesis of major mental disorders, including autism and schizophrenia, based on evidence in epidemiology, clinical psychiatry, brain imaging, and neuropathology. This notion is further supported by the fact that many of genetic susceptibility factors for these disorders have key roles in neurodevelopment. Majority of these genetic factors, such as Neuroligins,...
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