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Albinism and schizophreniform psychosis: a pedigree study

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1070

The author presents a pedigree study of albinism associated with schizophreniform psychosis and concludes that the evidence of an association between the two traits is strong; the evidence for genetic linkage is suggestive. The pineal hormone melatonin and the melanocyte- stimulating hormone inhibitory factor may be etiologic determinants of psychosis associated with albinism.

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