Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) perception in patients with schizophrenia and first-degree family members: Relationship to clinical symptomatology and psychophysical olfactory performance
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Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) perception in patients with schizophrenia and first-degree family members: relationship to clinical symptomatology and psychophysical olfactory performance.
The inability to taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC; "taste-blindness") has been associated with a number of medical and neurological illnesses not typically related to taste. We examined PTC sensitivity in 67 schizophrenia patients, 30 healthy controls, and 30 first-degree relatives to determine whether taster status could represent a simple vulnerability marker. A higher prevalence of non-tasters...
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عنوان ژورنال: Schizophrenia Research
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0920-9964
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.11.014