Nailfold capillary plexus visibility in relation to schizotypy.
High plexus visibility is a potential biological marker of a schizophrenia diathesis. Plexus visibility was assessed in college students endorsing schizotypal traits and normal controls. Twenty-two (nearly 14%) of the 160 schizotypal individuals displayed the trait. None of the controls (n = 99) showed high plexus visibility. These results provide supportive evidence for an association between increased plexus visibility and schizotypy.
Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706-1696, USA. dgooding@facstaff.wisc.edu
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D000328:Adult; D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009262:Nails / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000473:pathology*