Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6827472 | Schizophrenia Research | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
This is the first study to report an association between grandpaternal age and risk of schizophrenia. The selective effect of advanced maternal grandfather age suggests that the biological mechanisms involving the X-chromosome may differentially contribute to the association between paternal age and offspring risk of schizophrenia.
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Authors
Emma M. Frans, John J. McGrath, Sven Sandin, Paul Lichtenstein, Abraham Reichenberg, Niklas LÃ¥ngström, Christina M. Hultman,