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New findings in the genetics of major psychoses.
Dialogues in clinical neuroscience - 1 Jan 2010
Nöthen Markus M, Nieratschker Vanessa, Cichon Sven, Rietschel Marcella
Abstract excerpt
Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have a largely unknown pathophysiology and etiology, but they are highly heritable. Although linkage and association studies have identified a series of chromosomal regions likely to contain susceptibility genes, progress in identifying causative genes has been largely disappointing. However, rapid technological advances are beginning to lead to new insights. Systematic...
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