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The Morbidity Rate and Environmental Influence in Monozygotic Co-twins of Schizophrenics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

K. Abe
K. Abe*
Affiliation:
M.R.C. Psychiatric Genetics Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, London, S.E.5; Department of Psychiatry, Osaka City University Medical School, Abenoku, Osaka, Japan
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The purpose of this paper is to present some of the findings concerning the morbidity rate of monozygotic co-twins of schizophrenics and the possible influence on it of environmental factors. The work is based on a statistical study of the clinical records available at the MRC Psychiatric Genetics Research Unit.

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Environmental Effects
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 115 , Issue 522 , May 1969 , pp. 519 - 531
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1969 

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