It is difficult to escape the conclusion that genetic research about mental disorders,
especially schizophrenia, has generated a quite credible list of potential susceptibility
genes. As the evidence grows that some of the important genes for schizophrenia have
been identified, our understanding of this disorder will change dramatically. We think it
already has. Genes are the first objective clues to the primary causes of mental disorders
and to the mechanisms of cellular pathogenesis. DNA, RNA and protein isoforms are not …