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22q11.2 deletion carriers and schizophrenia-associated novel variants.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Jan 2014
Balan S, Iwayama Y, Toyota T, Toyoshima M, Maekawa M, Yoshikawa T
Abstract excerpt
The penetrance of schizophrenia risk in carriers of the 22q11.2 deletion is high but incomplete, suggesting the possibility of additional genetic defects. We performed whole exome sequencing on two individuals with 22q11.2 deletion, one with schizophrenia and the other who was psychosis-free. The results revealed novel genetic variants related to neuronal function exclusively in the person with schizophrenia...
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