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A case of DSM-III-R schizophrenia with a dicentric Y chromosome (46,X,dic(Y)(q11)) is reported. Structural chromosome abnormalities such as this case may provide clues to finding regions of the genome etiologically involved in schizophrenia.
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Nanko, S., Konishi, T., Satoh, S. et al. A case of schizophrenia with a dicentric Y chromosome. Jap J Human Genet 38, 229–232 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01883715
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