Stronger Genetic Basis For Schizophrenia, Landmark Study Finds

Robert Glatter, MD, Contributor, Forbes
Thu, 07/24/2014 - 11:24pm

More than 80 newly identified genes may place people at risk for developing schizophrenia, strengthening the evidence for a biologic basis for a disorder that affects nearly 24 million people or 1 percent globally, according to the results of a new study. The study, as expected, confirmed that genes involving dopamine regulation [...]

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