Less cognitive and neurological deficits in schizophrenia patients carrying risk variant in ZNF804A

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 158-166

  Van Den Bossche, Maarten J A ^a,b   Docx, Lise ^a,b   Morrens, Manuel ^a,b,c   Cammaerts, Sophia ^a,b   Strazisar, Mojca ^a,b   Bervoets, Chris ^a,b,d   Smolders, Stefanie ^b   Depreeuw, Veerle ^a,b   Lenaerts, An Sofie ^a,b   De Rijk, Peter ^a,b   Del Favero, Jurgen ^a,b   Sabbe, Bernard G C ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute ^*  (Belgium)

^c Psychiatric Center Brothers Alexians   (Belgium)

^d Psychiatric Hospital OLV   (Belgium)

^e Psychiatric Hospital Sint Norbertus   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Neurological soft signs; Processing speed; rs1344706; Schizophrenia; Working memory; ZNF804A

Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 804A;

ADULT; ALLELE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VELOCITY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865579447     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: 14230224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000339731     Document Type: Conference Paper

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