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A possible association between the genetic predisposition for dizygotic twinning and schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia research - 1 Nov 2002

Kläning Ulla, Pedersen Carsten Bøcker, Mortensen Preben Bo, Kyvik Kirsten Ohm, Skytthe Axel

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BACKGROUND: A previous study demonstrated a 40% higher rate of schizophrenia in dizygotic twins than in the general population. The aim of the present study is to evaluate whether genes influencing the rate of dizygotic twinning and genes of importance for developing schizophrenia can be associated. METHOD: Through record linkage between The Danish Twin Register, The Danish Psychiatric Central Register, and The...

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PMID: 12363387
DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(01)00343-7

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