Rare Gene Mutations Could Explain Schizophrenia

New research by scientists in the US has found that rare gene mutations occur up to 4 times more frequently in people with schizophrenia and may disrupt the development of critical parts of the brain. The researchers found that the rare deletions and duplications of genetic code occurred in up to 20 per cent of schizophrenia patients, supporting the idea that the disease is not caused by one or two gene variations but complex clusters of mutations.

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Filed under: Schizophrenia on April 2nd, 2008