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Scientists demonstrate link between genetic defect and brain changes in schizophrenia
Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 - Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have found that the 22q11 gene deletion – a mutation that confers the highest known genetic risk for schizophrenia – is associated with changes in the development of the brain that ultimately affect how its circuit elements are assembled.
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