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Shared intermediate phenotypes for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: neuroanatomical features of subtypes distinguished by executive dysfunction.
Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN - 1 Jan 2015
Shepherd Alana M, Quidé Yann, Laurens Kristin R, O'Reilly Nicole, Rowland Jesseca E, Mitchell Philip B, Carr Vaughan J, Green Melissa J
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BACKGROUND: Shared genetic vulnerability for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may be associated with common neuroanatomical features. In view of the evidence for working memory dysfunction as a candidate intermediate phenotype for both disorders, we explored neuroanatomical distinctions between subtypes defined according to working memory (n-back task) performance. METHODS: We analyzed T1-weighted MRI scans for...
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