Researchers Identify Dozens of New de novo Genetic Mutations in Schizophrenia

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 13:01 in Biology & Nature

Columbia University Medical Center researchers have identified dozens of new spontaneous genetic mutations that play a significant role in the development of schizophrenia, adding to the growing list of genetic variants that can contribute to the disease. The study, the largest and most comprehensive of its kind, was published today in the online edition of the journal Nature Genetics.

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