Article
A Genetic Mechanism Implicates Chromosome 11 in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Diseases
1 Aug 2004
Abstract excerpt
The causes of schizophrenia and bipolar human psychiatric disorders are unknown. A novel somatic cell genetic model postulated nonrandom segregation of "Watson" vs. "Crick" DNA chains of both copies of a chromosome to specific daughter cells. Such an oriented asymmetric cell division causes development of healthy, functionally nonequivalent brain hemispheres. Genetic translocations of the chromosome may cause...
