Diffusion Tensor Imaging White Matter Endophenotypes in Patients With Schizophrenia or Psychotic Bipolar Disorder and Their Relatives
Skudlarski P, Schretlen DJ, Thaker GK, Stevens MC, Keshavan MS, Sweeney JA, Tamminga CA, Clementz BA, O’Neil K, Pearlson GD. Diffusion Tensor Imaging White Matter Endophenotypes in Patients With Schizophrenia or Psychotic Bipolar Disorder and Their Relatives. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2013, 170: 886-898. PMID: 23771210, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12111448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnisotropyBipolar DisorderBrainDiffusion Tensor ImagingDominance, CerebralEndophenotypesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedLeukoencephalopathiesNerve NetPhenotypePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReference ValuesSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyStatistics as TopicConceptsPsychotic bipolar disorderBipolar disorderWhite matter integrityFractional anisotropyComparison subjectsFractional anisotropy decreasesFirst-degree relativesHealthy comparison subjectsLower white matter integrityDiffusion tensorMultiple white matter regionsLower fractional anisotropyWhite matter regionsBipolar-Schizophrenia NetworkHealthy subjectsBipolar relativesProband groupsYoung subjectsBrain regionsDisease specificityFractional anisotropy measuresUnaffected relativesMatter regionsBrain connectivitySchizophrenia