Studies of Family Concordance Patterns for Schizophrenia Have Found

question 72

Multiple Choice

Studies of family concordance patterns for schizophrenia have found

• A) such strong correspondence between gene-sharing and diagnosis that environmental factors have been ruled out.
• B) little evidence of increased concordance with increased gene-sharing.
• C) that the more genetically related you are to someone with schizophrenia, the greater your risk of the disorder.
• D) strong correspondence between gene-sharing and diagnosis but only for males.

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