Genetic Associations of Brain Structural Networks in Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Study
Jagannathan K, Calhoun VD, Gelernter J, Stevens MC, Liu J, Bolognani F, Windemuth A, Ruaño G, Assaf M, Pearlson GD. Genetic Associations of Brain Structural Networks in Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Study. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 68: 657-666. PMID: 20691427, PMCID: PMC2990476, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific structural brain abnormalitiesMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansSmall sample sizeHealthy control subjectsStructural brain abnormalitiesStructural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansGray matter deficitsResonance imaging scansCortical gray matterNormal central nervous system developmentRisk genesCentral nervous system developmentBrain structural networksControl subjectsImaging scansBrain abnormalitiesNervous system developmentIllness markersSchizophrenia pathophysiologySchizophrenia risk genesGenetic componentTemporal lobeBrain areasEuropean-American subjectsSchizophrenia patients