Schizophrenia genetic networks identified; Connection to autism found
Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 16:01
in Biology & Nature
Although schizophrenia is highly genetic in origin, the genes involved in the disorder have been difficult to identify. In the past few years, researchers have implicated several genes, but it is unclear how they act to produce the disorder. A new study identifies affected gene networks and provides insight into the molecular causes of the disease.