Schizophrenia Research
Volume 84, Issue 2 , Pages 194-203 , June 2006

X Chromosomal effects on social cognitive processing and emotion regulation: A study with Klinefelter men (47,XXY)

  • Sophie van Rijn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Department of Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Utrecht University, Helmholtz Institute, Department of Experimental Psychology, P.O. Box 80125, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 30 2531866; fax: +31 30 2534511.
    • ,
  • Hanna Swaab

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Studies, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK Leiden, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • André Aleman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • BCN NeuroImaging Center, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 2, 9713 AW Groningen, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • René S. Kahn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Received 24 November 2005 ,Revised 22 February 2006 ,Accepted 24 February 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.02.020

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 84, Issue 2 , Pages 194-203 , June 2006

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