Article
Screening for 22q11 deletions in a schizophrenia population.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Dec 2001
Arinami T, Ohtsuki T, Takase K, Shimizu H, Yoshikawa T, Horigome H, Nakayama J, Toru M
Abstract excerpt
Since the recognition that adults with velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS), which is associated with hemizygous interstitial deletions of chromosome 22q11, frequently show psychotic symptoms, deletion of the 22q11.2 region has been proposed as a common genetic abnormality associated with schizophrenia. In studies of schizophrenia patients, such deletions have been detected in more than 1% of schizophrenics,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.