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Alison R. Thomas
Researcher at Suffolk University
Publications - 2
Citations - 87
Alison R. Thomas is an academic researcher from Suffolk University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Verbal memory & Neurocognitive. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 81 citations. Previous affiliations of Alison R. Thomas include Harvard University.
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Genetics of smoking and depression
Ming T. Tsuang,Ming T. Tsuang,Tracee Francis,Kyle S. Minor,Alison R. Thomas,William S. Stone +5 more
TL;DR: This representative review focuses on the genetic etiology of the relationship in the context of reviewing first the epidemiology of depression and smoking, and then by exploring behavioral and molecular genetic studies, and other psychiatric and medical comorbidities.
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Group and site differences on the California Verbal Learning Test in persons with schizophrenia and their first-degree relatives: Findings from the Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia (COGS)
William S. Stone,Anthony J. Giuliano,Ming T. Tsuang,Ming T. Tsuang,David L. Braff,Kristin S. Cadenhead,Monica E. Calkins,Dorcas J. Dobie,Dorcas J. Dobie,Stephen V. Faraone,Robert Freedman,Michael F. Green,Tiffany A. Greenwood,Raquel E. Gur,Ruben C. Gur,Gregory A. Light,Jim Mintz,Keith H. Nuechterlein,Ann Olincy,Allen D. Radant,Allen D. Radant,Andrea H. Roe,Nicholas J. Schork,Larry J. Siever,Jeremy M. Silverman,Neal R. Swerdlow,Alison R. Thomas,Debby W. Tsuang,Debby W. Tsuang,Bruce I. Turetsky,Larry J. Seidman +30 more
TL;DR: Questions are raised about the homogeneity of VDM as an endophenotype, about methodological issues related to sampling, and about psychometric issues that impact the utility of the CVLT for detecting VDM deficits in nonpsychotic relatives of persons with schizophrenia.