Susceptibility genes for schizophrenia affect normal individuals
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Identification of genes for schizophrenia susceptibility.
INTRODUCTION Advances in genotyping, mapping and genome analysis methods over the last few years offer great promise towards the discovery of genes involved in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia, a mental disorder with a high degree of heritability. METHODS This article draws on published reports in major international journals in the field of schizophrenia and human genetics. RESULTS We sum...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of General Psychiatry
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1744-859X
DOI: 10.1186/1744-859x-7-s1-s89