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The effects of neuregulin1 on brain function in controls and patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
NeuroImage - 15 Aug 2008
Mechelli Andrea, Prata Diana P, Fu Cynthia H Y, Picchioni Marco, Kane Fergus, Kalidindi Sridevi, McDonald Colm, Demjaha Arsime, Kravariti Eugenia, Toulopoulou Timothea, Murray Robin, Collier David A, McGuire Phillip K
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Recent studies have identified neuregulin1 as a probable susceptibility gene for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. However, little is known about how this gene may affect brain function to increase vulnerability to these disorders. The present investigation examined the impact of neuregulin1 genotype on brain function in patients with schizophrenia, patients with bipolar I disorder and healthy volunteers. We...
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