Schizophrenia Research Forum meeting reports
This year I’ve traveled near and far to cover the latest schizophrenia-related findings at three different meetings. This turned intoContinue Reading
Tag: genetics
Schizophrenia Research Forum Omnibus
Here I post a backlog of news stories I’ve written for Schizophrenia Research Forum since March 2013 — 30 inContinue Reading
Genetic clue to psychosis found on chromosome 16
A common variant at 16p11.2 increases risk of psychosis, according to a report published online November 20 in Molecular Psychiatry. TheContinue Reading
Deciphering themes for schizophrenia’s genetic variation
Many of the diverse genes emerging for schizophrenia are bound together by a common role in brain development, according toContinue Reading
WCPG 2012 — Schizophrenia GWAS make waves
The search for the common variants that contribute to psychiatric disorders using genomewide association studies (GWAS) continues, with new schizophreniaContinue Reading
WCPG 2012 — Baby steps for sequencing in schizophrenia
More than 600 people gathered in Hamburg, Germany, 14-18 October, to attend the 20th World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics. NewContinue Reading
Exome sequencing hints at prenatal genes in schizophrenia
Another round of sequencing in schizophrenia offers up a new batch of genetic mutations in sporadic cases of the disorder.Continue Reading
New mutations mount as fathers age
As a man ages, the chance that his children will carry new, spontaneously occurring mutations grows, according to a studyContinue Reading
No medium rare for schizophrenia genetics?
The rare genetic glitches with large contributions to schizophrenia risk may be scarce indeed, according to a new sequencing studyContinue Reading
The interactive, the progressive, and the hippocampal
Here, SRF brings you an assortment of other conference news, including gene-environment interactions contributing to schizophrenia risk, evidence for progressiveContinue Reading
Genetic studies gain traction
Three novel schizophrenia genes, and several prior ones, emerge from the latest survey of common variants in schizophrenia. The findingsContinue Reading
Psychiatric hotspot harbors head size gene
A single gene within a chromosomal region associated with autism, schizophrenia, and other brain disorders controls head size, according toContinue Reading
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