If Your Identical Twin Has Schizophrenia, What Does That Mean

question 101

Multiple Choice

 If your identical twin has schizophrenia, what does that mean for you?

• A) If you inherited the gene for schizophrenia, you will be diagnosed with schizophrenia too.
• B) Your chances of being diagnosed with schizophrenia are not increased as long as you were not raised by the same parents.
• C) Your chances of being diagnosed with schizophrenia are the same as the rest of the population-about 1 percent.
• D) You have about a 50 percent chance of also being diagnosed with schizophrenia.

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