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[Correlations between risk gene variants for schizophrenia and brain structure anomalies].
Der Nervenarzt - 1 Jan 2009
Nickl-Jockschat T, Rietschel M, Kircher T
Abstract excerpt
The specific etiologies of schizophrenia are largely unknown. Genetic predisposition constitutes an important, however, not exclusive risk factor for the development of schizophrenia. In recent years, a number of candidate genes were identified and have been consistently replicated. Magnetic resonance imaging studies have characterized structural changes in brain morphology, such as ventricular enlargement or...
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