Largest study of its kind finds rare genetic variations linked to schizophrenia

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 21:21 in Biology & Nature

Genetic variations that increase schizophrenia risk are rare, making it difficult to study their role. To overcome this, scientists analyzed the genomes of more than 41,000 people in the largest study of its kind to date. Their study reveals regions of the genome where mutations increase schizophrenia risk.

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