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A Strategy to Identify de Novo Mutations in Common Disorders such as Autism and Schizophrenia
Published on: June 15, 2011
Abstract:
The author gives an account of the problem of psychotic diseases in the practice of a genetic department. She mentions the specificity of decision taking on the reproduction in psychotic subjects, where in addition to the empirical risk of affection of the offspring and the possible teratogenic effect of medication, the load associated with the disease from the medical and socio-economical aspect must be considered. These factors are subject to the subjective interpretation by the family. The task of the geneticist is to help a rational solution of the situation in close cooperation with the psychiatrist.
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