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Risk Factors
April 15, 2016
Over-Pruning of Synapses May Explain Schizophrenia
A gene that plays a role in the pruning of synapses has been linked to schizophrenia. The gene encodes an immune protein called complement component 4 (C4), which may mediate the pruning of synapses, the connections betwee...