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Nicoletta Lanese

Some schizophrenia cases stem from malformations of the skull, study suggests

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Some cases of schizophrenia may be caused by malformations in the skull, new research suggests.

The study, published Dec. 5 in the journal Nature Communications, focuses on 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, a chromosomal disorder in which one copy of chromosome 22 is missing a small chunk. (Humans typically carry 23 pairs of chromosomes, including one copy of chromosome 22 from each parent.)

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