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Further evidence for high rates of schizophrenia in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Mar 2014
Monks Stephen, Niarchou Maria, Davies Aimée R, Walters James T R, Williams Nigel, Owen Michael J, van den Bree Marianne B M, Murphy Kieran C
Abstract excerpt
22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is associated with high rates of psychotic disorder, particularly schizophrenia. The deletion is considered to be a biological model for understanding this debilitating psychiatric disorder. It is unclear whether the psychotic manifestations in 22q11.2DS are similar to those in schizophrenia patients without the deletion. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), a positional...
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