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Phenotypic features of patients with schizophrenia carrying de novo gene mutations: A pilot study by Malherbe, P.J, Roos, J.L, Ehlers, R, Karayiorgou, M

“…Abstract Genome-wide scans have revealed a significant role for de novo copy number variants (CNVs) and Single Nucleotide variants (SNVs) in the genetic…”
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Examining the Mr Tsafendas enquiry trial: Current insights on forensic psychiatric assessment and ethics by Roos, J L, Kotze, C

“…On 6 September 1966, the prime minister of South Africa, Dr HF Verwoerd was killed by Mr Tsafendas, a Portuguese national of Greek descent, in parliament by…”
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Genetics of schizophrenia: communicating scientific findings in the clinical setting by Roos, J L

“…The expected identification of susceptibility genes for psychiatric disorders may bring new opportunities and expectations from patients and families for the…”
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Increased risk of suicide in schizophrenia patients with linkage to chromosome 13q by Malherbe, P.J, Karayiorgou, M, Ehlers, R, Roos, J.L

“…Abstract We link schizophrenia in families from the genetically isolated South African Afrikaner population to chromosome 13q ( n = 51), 1p ( n = 23) and…”
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LRRTM1 on chromosome 2p12 is a maternally suppressed gene that is associated paternally with handedness and schizophrenia by FRANCKS, C, MAEGAWA, S, TIMMUSK, T, PRUUNSILD, P, KOPPEL, I, LIND, P. A, MATSUMOTO-ITABA, N, NICOD, J, XIONG, L, JOOBER, R, ENARD, W, KRINSKY, B, LAUREN, J, NANBA, E, RICHARDSON, A. J, RILEY, B. P, MARTIN, N. G, STRITTMATTER, S. M, MÖLLER, H.-J, RUJESCU, D, ST CLAIR, D, MUGLIA, P, ROOS, J. L, ABRAHAMS, B. S, FISHER, S. E, WADE-MARTINS, R, ROULEAU, G. A, STEIN, J. F, KARAYIORGOU, M, GESCHWIND, D. H, RAGOUSSIS, J, KENDLER, K. S, AIRAKSINEN, M. S, OSHIMURA, M, VELAYOS-BAEZA, A, DELISI, L. E, MONACO, A. P, MEDLAND, S. E, COLELLA, S, GROSZER, M, MCAULEY, E. Z, CAFFREY, T. M

“…Left-right asymmetrical brain function underlies much of human cognition, behavior and emotion. Abnormalities of cerebral asymmetry are associated with…”
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A retrospective review of 1018 suicide cases from the capital city of South Africa for the period 1997-2000 by Scribante, L, Blumenthal, R, Saayman, G, Roos, J L

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Continuity of care of outpatients with schizophrenia in Pretoria by Van Delft, W.F., Kotze, A.M.E., Roos, J.L.

“…Objective. To study the needs of outpatients suffering from schizophrenia and their primary caregivers. Methods. A qualitative descriptive design was selected…”
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Can we close the barn door before the horses get out? A case study of high genetic loading and subsequent development of psychosis by Roos, J L, Lombard, M, Ladikos, A

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Velocardiofacial syndrome - a syndrome with many faces by Roos, J.L., Lombard, M.

“…Among the many features with which velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) may present, we review in this paper the literature on working memory deficits, dysmorphic…”
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Suicide risk in schizophrenia - a follow-up study after 20 years Part 2 : symptomatology and pharmacotherapy by Roos, J.L., Smit, D.J., Jordaan, J.C., Lippi, G.

“…Objective. This study followed up, after a period of 20 years, a group of patients with schizophrenia who were considered to be at high risk for suicide. In…”
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Migration and exile - some implications for mental health in post-apartheid South Africa by Marchetti-Mercer, M.C., Roos, J.L.

“…The age of globalisation and the socio-political changes that have taken place in South Africa in the past decade have created powerful contexts within which…”
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Homicide-suicide: practical implications for risk reduction and support services at primary care level by Kotzé, C, Roos, JL

“…Homicide-suicide (HS) has been defined as homicide committed by a person who subsequently commits suicide within one week of the homicide. In most cases it…”
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Testing the effectiveness of existing psycho-educational material (The Alliance Programme) for patients suffering from schizophrenia in the South African context by Pooe, J M, Sokudela, B, Roos, J L, Motlana, L M, Dlamini, N, Snyman, M

“…The objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of the existing psycho-educational material (The Alliance Programme) for patients suffering from…”
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Genetic Variation in the 22q11 Locus and Susceptibility to schizophrenia by Liu, Hui, Abecasis, Gonçalo R., Heath, Simon C., Knowles, Alyson, Demars, Sandra, Chen, Ying-Jiun, Roos, J. Louw, Rapoport, Judith L., Gogos, Joseph A., Karayiorgou, Maria

“…An increased prevalence of microdeletions at the 22q11 locus has been reported in samples of patients with schizophrenia. 22q11 microdeletions represent the…”
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Dysrhythmogenic potential in acute admissions to psychiatric hospitals and clinics by Grant, C C, Steenkamp, B, Gauche, L, Becker, P J, Ker, J, Roos, J L, Viljoen, M

“…Co-morbidity between physical disease, especially cardiovascular, and psychological disturbances is well documented. In psychiatric patients, the potential for…”
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Primary health care psychiatry by Roos, J L

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Surface plasmon resonance (BIACORE) detection of serum antibodies against Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium by Jongerius-Gortemaker, Betty G.M, Goverde, Roos L.J, van Knapen, Frans, Bergwerff, Aldert A

“…We have used a surface plasmon resonance biosensor (BIACORE 3000) to detect serum antibodies in chickens having current or recent infections. Three…”
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Profile of mortality of patients admitted to Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital in South Africa over a 5-year period (2001-2005) by Khamker, N, Moola, N M, Roos, J L, Rheeder, P

“…Mortality in the psychiatric population, both from natural and unnatural causes, is higher than in the general population and this is despite an improvement in…”
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Genomewide Scan in Families with Schizophrenia from the Founder Population of Afrikaners Reveals Evidence for Linkage and Uniparental Disomy on Chromosome 1 by Abecasis, Gonçalo R., Burt, Rachel A., Hall, Diana, Bochum, Sylvia, Doheny, Kimberly F., Lundy, S. Laura, Torrington, Marie, Roos, J. Louw, Gogos, Joseph A., Karayiorgou, Maria

“…We report on our initial genetic linkage studies of schizophrenia in the genetically isolated population of the Afrikaners from South Africa. A 10-cM…”
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psychrotrophic bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica requires expression of pnp, the gene for polynucleotide phosphorylase, for growth at low temperature (5 degrees C) by Goverde, R.L.J, Huis in't Veld, J.H.J, Kusters, J.G, Mooi, F.R

“…The psychrotrophic bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica is characterized by temperature‐dependent adaptations. To investigate Y. enterocolitica genes involved in…”
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