Lack of support for the inability to taste phenylthiocarbamide as an endophenotypic marker in patients with schizophrenia and their first-degree relatives

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 65-69

  Compton, Michael T ^a   Chien, Victoria H ^a   Bollini, Annie M ^a   Walker, Elaine F ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phenylthiocarbamide; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

PHENYLTHIOUREA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELATIVE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

ADULT; CONTROL GROUPS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSGEUSIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHENYLTHIOUREA; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TASTE THRESHOLD;

EID: 34548264689     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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