Substantial genetic overlap between schizotypy and neuroticism: A twin study

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 732-742

  MacAr, Christine ^a   Bates, Timothy C ^b   Heath, Andrew C ^c   Martin, Nicholas G ^d   Ettinger, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior genetics; Magical ideation; Neuroticism; Perceptual aberr ation; Phenotypic correlation; Schizotypy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRAIT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEUROSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOTYPY; ZYGOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANHEDONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866559139     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-012-9558-6     Document Type: Article

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