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- noun biology A
genetic mutation resulting from thedeletion of a small part of achromosome , usually involving manygenes .
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Although accounting for only a small portion of cases, this tiny missing section of genetic material, called a microdeletion, has repeatedly turned up in genetic studies of schizophrenia and is an indisputable risk factor for the illness.
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Although accounting for only a small portion of cases, this tiny missing section of genetic material, called a microdeletion, has repeatedly turned up in genetic studies of schizophrenia and is an indisputable risk factor for the illness.
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It was also known a mutation in the suspect site on chromosome 22 boosts schizophrenia risk 30-fold and the investigators said that tiny missing section of genetic material, called a microdeletion, has often turned up in genetic studies of schizophrenia.
The Money Times Inderjit Singh 2010
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It was also known a mutation in the suspect site on chromosome 22 boosts schizophrenia risk 30-fold and the investigators said that tiny missing section of genetic material, called a microdeletion, has often turned up in genetic studies of schizophrenia.
EcoWorld Syndicated News 2010
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A unique opportunity to study the contribution of this mechanism to stereotypes is afforded by individuals with the microdeletion disorder Williams syndrome (WS), in which social fear is absent, leading to an unusually friendly, high approachability behaviour, including towards strangers.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Children Who Form No Racial Stereotypes Found” 2010
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Generation 22: Association des personnes atteintes d'une microdeletion 22q11 et leur familles
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Examples include Klinefelter syndrome and microdeletion in the Y chromosome among men and Turner syndrome and specific deletions in the X chromosome among women.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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A unique opportunity to study the contribution of this mechanism to stereotypes is afforded by individuals with the microdeletion disorder Williams syndrome WS, in which social fear is absent, leading to an unusually friendly, high approachability behaviour, including towards strangers.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Children Who Form No Racial Stereotypes Found” 2010
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The condition's name describes a location on the 22nd chromosome, where a tiny bit of genetic information is missing: a microdeletion.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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This discovery coincides with the 15th anniversary of the first identification of the link between schizophrenia and a genetic mutation - a microdeletion on human chromosome 22 - known as 22q11 deletion, by Columbia Psychiatry researcher Maria Karayiorgou, M.D., a coauthor on the research.
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