Schizophrenia's Genomic 'Skyline' (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

Schizophrenia's Genomic 'Skyline'

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The site in Chromosome 6 harboring the gene C4 towers far above other risk-associated areas on schizophrenia's genomic "skyline," marking its strongest known genetic influence. The new study is the first to explain how specific gene versions work biologically to confer schizophrenia risk.

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Psychiatric Genomics Consortium

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