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SUBMITTER: Bassett AS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3129332 | biostudies-other | 2008 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Bassett Anne S AS Chow Eva W C EW
Current psychiatry reports 20080401 2
22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22qDS) is a genetic syndrome associated with a chromosome 22q11.2 deletion and variable phenotypic expression that commonly includes schizophrenia. Approximately 1% of patients with schizophrenia have 22qDS. The schizophrenia in 22qDS appears broadly similar to that found in the general population with respect to core signs and symptoms, treatment response, neurocognitive profile, and MRI brain anomalies. However, individuals with a 22qDS form of schizophrenia typicall ...[more]