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Schizophrenia two-hit hypothesis in velo-cardio facial syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Mar 2013
Williams Hywel J, Monks Stephen, Murphy Kieran C, Kirov George, O'Donovan Michael C, Owen Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Deletion of chr22q11 gives rise to velo-cardio facial syndrome (VCFS) and increases schizophrenia risk. The source of this elevated risk although unknown could result from stochastic, environmental, or genetic factors, the latter encompassing a range of complexity from polygenic mechanisms to "se...
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