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1 Die Arbeit wurde unterstützt
vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Deutsches
Humangenomprojekt: 01 KW 0006 und Nationales Genomforschungsnetz:
01 GS 0118) und von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (Re 471/11-2)
Prof. Dr. Johannes Hebebrand
Klinische Forschergruppe, Klinik für
Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters
der Philipps-Universität
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35039 Marburg
eMail: hebebran@post.med.uni-marburg.de