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Finding schizophrenia genes
George Kirov, … , Michael C. O’Donovan, Michael J. Owen
George Kirov, … , Michael C. O’Donovan, Michael J. Owen
Published June 1, 2005
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2005;115(6):1440-1448. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI24759.
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Finding schizophrenia genes

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Abstract

Genetic epidemiological studies suggest that individual variation in susceptibility to schizophrenia is largely genetic, reflecting alleles of moderate to small effect in multiple genes. Molecular genetic studies have identified a number of potential regions of linkage and 2 associated chromosomal abnormalities, and accumulating evidence favors several positional candidate genes. These findings are grounds for optimism that insight into genetic factors associated with schizophrenia will help further our understanding of this disease and contribute to the development of new ways to treat it.

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George Kirov, Michael C. O’Donovan, Michael J. Owen

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Risk of developing schizophrenia in relatives of schizophrenic probands....
Risk of developing schizophrenia in relatives of schizophrenic probands. The data are based on the review of studies compiled by Gottesman (3).

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