Familial Association of Albinism and Schizophrenia
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 155 (4) , 551-553
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.155.4.551
Abstract
Of three siblings in a family, one brother and one sister have both tyrosinase-negative oculocutaneous albinism and a psychotic disorder indistinguishable from schizophrenia. The two disorders may associate within families through genetic linkage or a failure of neurotransmitter homoeostasis.Keywords
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