Researchers: New Genetic Possibilities for the Origin of Schizophrenia

Explaining that the findings represent “just the tip of the iceberg,” biochemical researchers detailing results in a schizophrenia study note that some of that mental illness’s most devastating effects may come from three discrete deletions in the human genome.  Genetic changes in the DNA of schizophrenics were compared to the DNA of normal controls.  The genetic mutations apparently occurred in approximately 1% of study subjects, a figure roughly equal to the prevalence of the disorder in the general population. | LINK