A rare glimpse of schizophrenia's genetic roots
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - 19:56
in Biology & Nature
The delusions and hallucinations of schizophrenia can be devastating for the 1% of the population struck by the disease. The condition clearly has a genetic component, evidenced by its tendency to run in families. However, the search for specific genes or chromosomal regions involved has led to few reproducible findings.read more