100 Locations In Human Genome Associated With Schizophrenia

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 02:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have helped identify over 100 locations in the human genome associated with the risk of developing schizophrenia, in what is the largest genomic study published on any psychiatric disorder to date. The findings point to biological mechanisms and pathways that may underlie schizophrenia, and could lead to new approaches to treating the disorder, which hasn't made much scientific progress in the last 60 years.  read more

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