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Prefrontal and striatal volumes in monozygotic twins concordant and discordant for schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia bulletin - 1 Jan 2012
Ettinger Ulrich, Schmechtig Anne, Toulopoulou Timothea, Borg Charmaine, Orrells Claire, Owens Sheena, Matsumoto Kazunori, van Haren Neeltje E, Hall Mei-Hua, Kumari Veena, McGuire Philip K, Murray Robin M, Picchioni Marco
Abstract excerpt
Frontostriatal networks mediating important cognitive and motor functions have been shown to be abnormal structurally and functionally in schizophrenia. However, the influence of genetic risk for schizophrenia on structural abnormalities in these areas is not well established. This study therefore aimed to investigate prefrontal and striatal volume alterations in schizophrenia and to define the extent to which...
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