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Antisaccade performance is related to genetic loading for schizophrenia.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Jan 2009
Petrovsky Nadine, Weiss-Motz Frank, Schulze-Rauschenbach Svenja, Lemke Matthias, Hornung Peter, Ruhrmann Stephan, Klosterkötter Joachim, Maier Wolfgang, Ettinger Ulrich, Wagner Michael
Abstract excerpt
Disturbances of the oculomotor system are promising endophenotypes for schizophrenia. Increased error rates in the antisaccade task and prolonged antisaccade latencies have been found in patients with schizophrenia and their first degree relatives. We investigated oculomotor performance in 41 parents of schizophrenia patients and 22 controls with a prosaccade task and an antisaccade task. Parents were grouped...
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