Post by healthy11 on Jun 3, 2015 16:27:26 GMT -5
The article talks about an international team of scientists led by Cardiff University researchers:
"...copy number variants (CNVs) are mutations in which large stretches of DNA are either deleted or duplicated. Comparing the CNVs found in people with schizophrenia to those found in unaffected people, the team was able to show that the mutations in individuals with the disorder tended to disrupt genes involved in specific aspects of brain function.
The disease-causing effects of CNVs are also suspected to be involved in other neurodevelopmental disorders such as intellectual disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD."
Read the full article for more details, at medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-scientists-strongest-evidence-schizophrenia.html
"...copy number variants (CNVs) are mutations in which large stretches of DNA are either deleted or duplicated. Comparing the CNVs found in people with schizophrenia to those found in unaffected people, the team was able to show that the mutations in individuals with the disorder tended to disrupt genes involved in specific aspects of brain function.
The disease-causing effects of CNVs are also suspected to be involved in other neurodevelopmental disorders such as intellectual disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD."
Read the full article for more details, at medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-scientists-strongest-evidence-schizophrenia.html