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The disorder of schizophrenia __________

(a) is caused by a single gene that changes the way adrenaline is produced in the body
(b) appears to be psychologically caused since no brain abnormalities have been found
(c) is far more common in twins than non-twins
(d) has been the subject of much study, but there are still many questions about what causes it

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d is the correct answer. There are many questions about the disease that have not been answered.

There is some evidence to say that it is genetically linked although no conclusive evidence ...

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