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We are very excited about our study appearing today in @NatureMedicine. It is a genotype-phenotype study in the largest sample of individuals with #22q11.2 deletion syndrome reported to date.
Let us give you a quick 12-step tour of our findings.
We are very excited about our study appearing today in @NatureMedicine. It is a genotype-phenotype study in the largest sample of individuals with #22q11.2 deletion syndrome reported to date.
Let us give you a quick 12-step tour of our findings.
2/X #22q11DS is a #RareDisease. In addition to a range of physical symptoms, patients are liable to neuropsychiatric conditions, including #schizophrenia (SZ) and #intellectualdisability (ID). However, manifestations are highly variable. Image: positiveexposure.org 
3/X With the International 22q11 Brain and Behavior Consortium (IBBC), we examined the role of common genetic variation, summarized in a polygenic score (PS) in the context of the 22q11.2 deletion. @NIMHgov @WiringTheBrain @EricTopol @22qFoundation @UCLAHealth
Yesterday I visited the cafe where my brother works. His work is a big deal. Because he has an #IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability and #InclusiveEmployment is ridiculously hard to find. We talk a lot on #MedTwitter about being #Inclusive. 1/
I am part of those conversations. They usually centre around #GenderEquity, sometimes #Antiracism, occasionally #LGBTQ+ rights, and once in a while #Disability - but under that term I almost never hear about #DevelopmentalDisability, or more importantly, how we - physicians 2/
members of society with privilege, including for many of us, our own businesses (yes, for those of you in North America, your medicine practice is run as a small business), could be actively supporting truly #InclusiveEmployment. My brother has had many jobs. Almost none of 3/
