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Association of genetic variants on 15q12 with cortical thickness and cognition in schizophrenia.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Aug 2011
Bakken Trygve E, Bloss Cinnamon S, Roddey J Cooper, Joyner Alexander H, Rimol Lars M, Djurovic Srdjan, Melle Ingrid, Sundet Kjetil, Agartz Ingrid, Andreassen Ole A, Dale Anders M, Schork Nicholas J
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CONTEXT: Cortical thickness is a highly heritable structural brain measurement, and reduced thickness has been associated with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and decreased cognitive performance among healthy control individuals. Identifying genes that contribute to variation in cortical thickness provides a means to elucidate some of the biological mechanisms underlying these diseases and general cognitive...
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