Tag: Shaun Purcell

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    A rare glimpse of schizophrenia’s genetic roots

    The delusions and hallucinations of schizophrenia can be devastating for the 1% of the population struck by the disease. The condition clearly has a genetic component, evidenced by its tendency to run in families. However, the search for specific genes or chromosomal regions involved has led to few reproducible findings. Results published in Nature by…

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