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Article: Neurological abnormalities in schizophrenic twins

TitleNeurological abnormalities in schizophrenic twins
Authors
KeywordsConcordant
Discordant
Genetic
Neurological abnormalities
Schizophrenia
Twins
Issue Date2006
PublisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/biopsychiat
Citation
Biological Psychiatry, 2006, v. 59 n. 4, p. 341-348 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Neurological abnormalities (NAs) are well recognized in schizophrenia, though their genetic and environmental determinants, and pathophysiological significance, are poorly understood. Methods: Sixty-three twin pairs, varying in their zygosity and concordance for schizophrenia, and 73 unaffected control twin pairs were examined for total, primary and integrative NAs using the Neurological Evaluation Scale. Results: NAs were increased in probands with schizophrenia compared to nonschizophrenic co-twins and to healthy control twins but there were no significant differences between patients from the concordant and discordant pairs. NAs in the nonpsychotic co-twins from discordant pairs were increased compared to control twins. There were no significant differences in NAs between the nonschizophrenic co-twins from monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) discordant pairs, but the within pair correlations were greater in the MZ compared to DZ pairs. NAs were modified in all groups by pre-morbid schizotypal traits, and in patients by anti-psychotic medication. Conclusions: NAs in schizophrenia are determined in part by genetic risk for the illness but the presence of premorbid schizotypal traits, and anti-psychotic medication confer additional risk for NAs. © 2006 Society of Biological Psychiatry.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/141861
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2023 Impact Factor: 9.6
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 3.786
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dc.contributor.authorPicchioni, MMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorToulopoulou, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorLandau, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDavies, Nen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRibchester, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorMurray, RMen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-27T03:03:27Z-
dc.date.available2011-09-27T03:03:27Z-
dc.date.issued2006en_HK
dc.identifier.citationBiological Psychiatry, 2006, v. 59 n. 4, p. 341-348en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0006-3223en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/141861-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Neurological abnormalities (NAs) are well recognized in schizophrenia, though their genetic and environmental determinants, and pathophysiological significance, are poorly understood. Methods: Sixty-three twin pairs, varying in their zygosity and concordance for schizophrenia, and 73 unaffected control twin pairs were examined for total, primary and integrative NAs using the Neurological Evaluation Scale. Results: NAs were increased in probands with schizophrenia compared to nonschizophrenic co-twins and to healthy control twins but there were no significant differences between patients from the concordant and discordant pairs. NAs in the nonpsychotic co-twins from discordant pairs were increased compared to control twins. There were no significant differences in NAs between the nonschizophrenic co-twins from monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) discordant pairs, but the within pair correlations were greater in the MZ compared to DZ pairs. NAs were modified in all groups by pre-morbid schizotypal traits, and in patients by anti-psychotic medication. Conclusions: NAs in schizophrenia are determined in part by genetic risk for the illness but the presence of premorbid schizotypal traits, and anti-psychotic medication confer additional risk for NAs. © 2006 Society of Biological Psychiatry.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/biopsychiaten_HK
dc.relation.ispartofBiological Psychiatryen_HK
dc.subjectConcordanten_HK
dc.subjectDiscordanten_HK
dc.subjectGeneticen_HK
dc.subjectNeurological abnormalitiesen_HK
dc.subjectSchizophreniaen_HK
dc.subjectTwinsen_HK
dc.titleNeurological abnormalities in schizophrenic twinsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailToulopoulou, T:timothea@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.07.007en_HK
dc.identifier.pmid16169527-
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dc.identifier.volume59en_HK
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