Chromosome mishaps finger schizophrenia genes in autism
Abnormal mixups of chromosome pieces in people with autism point to a whopping 33 genes of interest, according to aContinue Reading
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SIRS 2012 — The pile of schizophrenia genetics puzzle pieces grows
More than 1,600 researchers and clinicians gathered in a Florence from 14-18 April 2012 to discuss new schizophrenia research atContinue Reading
Autism exomes revealed
Spontaneously occurring, protein-altering mutations likely contribute to some cases of autism, according to a trio of the largest-to-date exome sequencingContinue Reading
Collective commons
Common variants capture at least 23 percent of liability for schizophrenia, according to a study published in Nature Genetics. TheContinue Reading
Uninherited genetic glitches in schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia carry a higher number of copy number variations (CNVs) — gains and losses of DNA segments —Continue Reading
Filling in the function gap
Two new studies published in Neuron start to sort out how changes to DISC1, schizophrenia’s most famous gene, alter brainContinue Reading
WCPG 2011 — Enter the endophenotype
The last day of the meeting featured endophenotypes — characteristics like impulsivity that lie between genes and full-blown disease —Continue Reading
WCPG 2011 — A capital day for CNVs in schizophrenia
The first day of the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics, held in Washington, D.C., bolstered evidence that copy number variationsContinue Reading
Brain scanner, meet gene
Two recent studies try to piece together how genes contribute to schizophrenia by looking for relationships between the brain andContinue Reading
A first glimpse of the exome in schizophrenia
Sequencing the protein-coding parts of the genome, or exome, turns up rare, protein-altering mutations in individuals with schizophrenia not foundContinue Reading
Perturbed molecular pathways in autism
The brain displays consistent but abnormal patterns of gene expression in autism, according to a new study in Nature. TheContinue Reading
Advancing drug discovery for schizophrenia
Over 200 researchers gathered at the lofty, fortieth floor location of the New York Academy of Sciences on 10-11 March 2011Continue Reading
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