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Association study of copy number variants with brain volume in schizophrenia patients and healthy controls.
Psychiatry research - 30 Dec 2012
Terwisscha van Scheltinga Afke, Bakker Steven, van Haren Neeltje, Buizer-Voskamp Jacobine, Boos Heleen, Vorstman Jacob, Cahn Wiepke, Hulshoff Pol Hilleke, Ophoff Roel, Kahn René
Abstract excerpt
Schizophrenia patients have more copy number variations (CNVs) than healthy controls, and reduced brain volumes. Although this could suggest a causal relationship, we found no association between global CNV burden and three brain volume measures (on a MRI scan) in a sample of 173 schizophrenia patients and 176 healthy controls.
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