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If a family member has Schizophrenia is it more likely that you will have Schizophrenia?

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Statistically, yes. There is a strong correlation between schizophrenia and genetics.

That said, schizophrenia occurs in about .5% of the general population. So while you are statistically more likely to develop symptoms than someone who has no schizophrenics in their family, it is still quite unlikely that you will develop symptoms.

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