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Schizophrenia can be caused by structural abnormality in adolescent brain associated with genetic risk

January 16, 2019 by

Schizophrenia could be caused by a genetic mutation that causes a structural abnormality in the brain during adolescence. Therefore testing for the gene SLC39A8, and brain scans for schizophrenia could predict whether or not someone will develop it, researchers have found.

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