How to diagnose the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome in patients with schizophrenia: a case report

The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is caused by a microdeletion of chromosome 22. One third of all patients with 22q11.2 deletion develop schizophrenia-like symptoms. In general, the prevalence of 22q11.2 deletion in patients with schizophrenia is 1%–2%. The 22q11.2 deletion is one of the major known gen...

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Main Authors: Ohi, Kazutaka, Hashimoto, Ryota, Yamamori, Hidenaga, Yasuda, Yuka, Fujimoto, Michiko, Nakatani, Noriko, Kamino, Kouzin, Takeda, Masatoshi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3849181/