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Variants in the 1q21 risk region are associated with a visual endophenotype of autism and schizophrenia.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Feb 2014
Goodbourn P T, Bosten J M, Bargary G, Hogg R E, Lawrance-Owen A J, Mollon J D
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Deficits in sensitivity to visual stimuli of low spatial frequency and high temporal frequency (so-called frequency-doubled gratings) have been demonstrated both in schizophrenia and in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Such basic perceptual functions are ideal candidates for molecular genetic study, because the underlying neural mechanisms are well characterized; but they have sometimes been overlooked in favor of...
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