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Neuropsychological performance as endophenotypes in extended schizophrenia families from the Central Valley of Costa Rica.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Feb 2009
Bertisch Hilary, Mesen-Fainardi Andrea, Martin Maureen V, Pérez-Vargas Vanessa, Vargas-Rodríguez Tatiana, Delgado Gabriela, Delgado Camila, Llach Michele, LaPrade Beatrice, Byerley William, Bunney William E, Vawter Marquis P, DeLisi Lynn E
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OBJECTIVE: The understanding of complex heritable psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia could be clarified by examining endophenotypes within genetically isolated populations, such as the one found in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. The reduction of familial variability within a sample could allow the relationship between the cognitive and symptomatic manifestations of the illness and the genetic...
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