Letter to the EditorNeuromelanin magnetic resonance imaging of the substantia nigra in first episode psychosis patients consumers of illicit substances
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Conflicts of interest
All other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Contributors
Authors SR, IC and RN designed the study. Author SR defined the imaging protocol and acquired the MR images. Authors IC and PL recruited and clinically evaluated the subjects. Authors MT, MC and RN defined the analysis protocol. Author MT performed the literature search, as well as the image and statistical analyses, and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors contributed to and have approved the final manuscript.
Acknowledgements
Daisy Abreu for discussions regarding the statistical analysis.
RGN was funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through grants IF/00364/2013, UID/BIO/00645/2013, UID/EEA/50009/2013.
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