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A small deletion on the short arm of chromosome 18 in a female schizophrenic patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

N De Marchi ,
L Vicari  and
F D'Agostino
N De Marchi
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, University of Naples, Largo Madonna delle Grazie, 80138Naples, Italy
L Vicari
Affiliation:
Medical Genetic Service, Cardarelli Hospital, 9 via Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
F D'Agostino
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, University of Naples, Largo Madonna delle Grazie, 80138Naples, Italy
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Summary

The authors describe the occurrence of a small deletion localised on the short arm of chromosome 18 in a young female with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.

Keywords

chromosome 18paranoid schizophreniadeletion
Type
Short communication
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European Psychiatry , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , 1995 , pp. 195 - 196
Copyright
Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1995

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