Since a CNV may either be de novo or be inherited we analyzed CNV of the SELENBP1 locus in blood DNA from 26 Israeli Arab trios of schizophrenia probands and their healthy parents (Cohort C) Schizophrenia-related differences in CNV of a specific locus have previously been reported either in a qualitative manner [52] or in a statistical supported approach [53]. This evidence concerns the gene SELENBP1 and schizophrenia.