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Is autoimmunity involved in the aetiology of schizophrenia?
Author(s) -
Pandarakalam James Paul
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.267
Subject(s) - etiology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , autoimmunity , psychiatry , psychology , medicine , immunology , immune system
Abstract A century of research into the aetiology of schizophrenia has not been substantially productive. However, in recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in a possible autoimmune involvement in a subset of patients with schizophrenia. Here, Dr Pandarakalam discusses the evidence.