A quantitative analysis of smooth pursuit eye tracking in monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia.

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830170035006

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A quantitative analysis of smooth pursuit eye tracking in monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia.

Archives of general psychiatry - 1 May 1997

Litman R E, Torrey E F, Hommer D W, Radant A R, Pickar D, Weinberger D R

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies of discordant monozygotic (MZ) twins have suggested that abnormal smooth pursuit eye tracking is an indicator of genetic liability for schizophrenia. We attempted to replicate this in a different sample of twins. METHODS: Probands from 12 sets of MZ twins discordant f...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Diseases in Twins
Female
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Pursuit, Smooth
Schizophrenia
Twins, Monozygotic

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