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A family study of endophenotypes for psychosis within an early intervention programme in Hong Kong: Rationale and preliminary findings |
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| Authors: | Simon S Y Lui Pak Sham Raymond C K Chan Eric F C Cheung |
| Institution: | LUI Simon S Y 1,2,3,SHAM Pak 4,CHAN Raymond C K 1 & CHEUNG Eric F C 3* 1 Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory,Key Laboratory of Mental Health,Institute of Psychology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101,China,2 Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100080,3 Castle Peak Hospital,Hong Kong,4 Department of Psychiatry,the University of Hong Kong |
| Abstract: | The study of endophenotypes may be a viable strategy to tackle the genetic complexity and phenotypic heterogeneity of psychosis, but this research direction is relatively under-developed in China as compared to Western countries. We have recently initiated one of the first family studies of endophenotypes for psychosis in China. Patients entering an established early psychosis intervention service are recruited into this research project for phenotyping, endophenotyping and genotyping. At the endophenotypic... |
| Keywords: | psychosis endophenotypes neuropsychology social cognition |
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