Genetic Susceptibility to Neurodevelopmental Conditions Associates With Neonatal DNA Methylation Patterns in the General Population: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis (IMAGE)

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Genetic Susceptibility to Neurodevelopmental Conditions Associates With Neonatal DNA Methylation Patterns in the General Population: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

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A study in Biological Psychiatry has identified an epigenetic signature in newborns for genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia, revealing that an increased genetic risk of schizophrenia and other neurodevelopmental conditions can be detected at birth via cord blood sampling. (Credit: Biological Psychiatry / Schuurmans et al.)

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Biological Psychiatry / Schuurmans et al.

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