Could Microchimerism be an Etiological Factor in Psychotic Disorders? A Hypothetical Suggestion
Journal Title: Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry - Year 2010, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
In this letter to the editor, a possible etiologic relationship between microchimerism and psychotic disorders has been hypothezied and several study proposals that could be used in the testing of this hypothesis has been suggested.
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Bulent Demirbek
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