Scientists propose new direction in the search for genetic causes of schizophrenia
Friday, February 6, 2009 - 07:42
in Biology & Nature
A new study shows that schizophrenia is caused, at least in part, by large, rare structural changes in DNA referred to as copy number variants (CNVs) - not the tiny, single letter alterations (single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that scientists have pursued for years. The findings are published 6 February in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics...