What evidence supports the proposition that alteration of prenatal development can contribute to the causation of schizophrenia?
What will be an ideal response?
Epidemiological studies show that season of birth can increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, with greater risk apparent for children born during the later winter and early spring-this may reflect the occurrence of a viral illness during the second trimester of prenatal development. Identical twins who share the same placenta (monochorionic) are more likely to develop schizophrenia than are dichorionic identical twins (separate placentas). A mutation of the DISC1 gene may result in abnormalities of the prefrontal cortex, which in turn results in schizophrenia.
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