Genes found for schizophrenia are involved in brain signaling
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 14:01
in Biology & Nature
By analyzing the genomes of patients with schizophrenia, genetics researchers have discovered numerous copy number variations -deletions or duplications of DNA sequences -that increase the risk of developing schizophrenia. Significantly, many of these variations occur in genes that affect signaling among brain cells.