Schizophrenia Research
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 243-252 , 1 March 2005

Childhood-onset schizophrenia: smooth pursuit eye-tracking dysfunction in family members

  • Alexandra Sporn

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 3N202, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 301 402 4655.
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  • Deanna Greenstein

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 3N202, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Nitin Gogtay

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 3N202, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Franziska Sailer

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 3N202, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Daniel W. Hommer

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Clinical Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 3N202, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Robert Rawlings

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Clinical Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 3N202, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Rob Nicolson

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 3N202, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Michael F. Egan

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Instituten of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 3N202, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Marge Lenane

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 3N202, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Peter Gochman

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 3N202, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Daniel R. Weinberger

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Instituten of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 3N202, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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  • Judith L. Rapoport

      Affiliations

    • Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 3N202, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

Received 3 March 2004 ,Revised 9 July 2004 ,Accepted 12 July 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2004.07.020

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 243-252 , 1 March 2005

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