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In Some Cases, Identical Twins Are Disconcordant for Schizophrenia

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In some cases, identical twins are disconcordant for schizophrenia. While environmental factors may be the cause of this difference, prenatal factors may also play a part in that ____________ twins would have greater concordance.


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