Cognitive performance of CNV carriers in the UK Biobank
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Kimberley M Kendall MRCPsych, Elliott Rees, PhD, Valentina Escott-Price, PhD, Mark Einon, Rhys Thomas PhD, MRCP, Jonathan Hewitt PhD, MRCP, Michael C O’Donovan PhD, FRCPsych, Michael J Owen PhD, FRCPsych, James Walters PhD, MRCPsych, George Kirov* PhD, MRCPsych. 1 MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics & Genomics, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK
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