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Does originating from a genetic isolate affect the level of cognitive impairments in schizophrenia families?
Psychiatry research - 30 Jul 2013
Torniainen Minna, Wedenoja Juho, Varilo Teppo, Partonen Timo, Suokas Jaana, Häkkinen Laura, Lönnqvist Jouko, Suvisaari Jaana, Tuulio-Henriksson Annamari
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Earlier studies have detected differences in the prevalence, symptomatology and genetic risk variants of schizophrenia between a north-eastern Finnish genetic isolate and the rest of Finland. This study compared a population-based isolate sample (145 persons with schizophrenia, 304 first-degree relatives and 32 controls) with a rest of Finland sample (73 persons with schizophrenia, 100 first-degree relatives and...
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