Digit ratio as an endophenotype in a schizophrenia population

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dc.contributor.authorNieuwoudt, Wilhelm D. B.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSmit, Inge M.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNiehaus, Danaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKoen, Liezlen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJordaan, Esmeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-12T08:26:58Z
dc.date.available2023-01-12T08:26:58Z
dc.date.issued2021-03
dc.descriptionCITATION: Nieuwoudt, W. D. B. et al. 2021. Digit ratio as an endophenotype in a schizophrenia population. South African Journal of Psychiatry, 27:a1587, doi:10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v27i0.1587.
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dc.description.abstractBackground: Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental health condition affecting the lives of many South Africans. The origins of the heterogeneity in the presentation of the illness remain uncertain. Aim: This cross-sectional study performed a retrospective data analysis to determine the usefulness of digit ratio as an endophenotype in a South African schizophrenia population. Setting: A large genetic study in a South African schizophrenia population recruited patients from services in the Western and Eastern Cape. Methods: Complete clinical histories were captured for participants, including sets of images of the face and extremities. Software was utilised to measure the lengths of participants’ digits from said images and digit ratios (2D:4D) were calculated. Descriptive analyses were performed on the ratios and statistical differences in digit ratio means were calculated between groups characterised by sex, age of onset and the presence vs absence of positive symptoms. Linear modelling was utilised to assess for correlates between 2D:4D and positive and negative symptom severity using scores obtained from the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS). Results: 2D:4D in male participants did not significantly differ from female participants as in healthy populations. 2D:4D did not significantly correlate with the severity of positive or negative symptoms and 2D:4D means between groups did not significantly relate to age of onset. Conclusion: 2D:4D appears to be a possible endophenotype in schizophrenia in this population. 2D:4D, however, may not be as readily identifiable as certain minor physical anomalies and neurological soft signs significantly associated with schizophrenia in this population.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/1587
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dc.format.extent5 pages
dc.identifier.citationNieuwoudt, W. D. B. et al. 2021. Digit ratio as an endophenotype in a schizophrenia population. South African Journal of Psychiatry, 27:a1587, doi:10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v27i0.1587.
dc.identifier.issn2078-6786 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1608-9685 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v27i0.1587
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125853
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS
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dc.subjectSchizophrenia -- Genetic aspectsen_ZA
dc.subjectNeuropsychiatryen_ZA
dc.subjectMental Disorders -- Genetic aspectsen_ZA
dc.titleDigit ratio as an endophenotype in a schizophrenia populationen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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