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Association of older paternal age with earlier onset among co-affected schizophrenia sib-pairs.
Psychological medicine - 1 Jul 2015
Wang S H, Liu C M, Hwu H G, Hsiao C K, Chen W J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Advanced paternal age is associated with increased risk of schizophrenia. This study aimed to explore whether older paternal age is associated with earlier onset among co-affected schizophrenia sib-pairs with the same familial predisposition. METHOD: A total of 1297 patients with schizophrenia from 630 families, which were ascertained to have at least two siblings affected, throughout Taiwan were...
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