Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 7, 2026

A Strategy to Identify de Novo Mutations in Common Disorders such as Autism and Schizophrenia
Published on: June 15, 2011
Special Article: Translational Science Update. Pharmacological Implications of Emerging Schizophrenia Genetics: Can
Rebecca Birnbaum1, Daniel R Weinberger2
1From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Departments of Psychiatry, Genetics and Genomic Sciences, New York, NY.
Abstract:
Recent schizophrenia genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified genomic variants of common and rare frequency, significantly associated with schizophrenia. While numerous functional genomics efforts are ongoing to elucidate the biological effects of schizophrenia risk variants, a consideration of their therapeutic implications is timely and imperative, for patients as well as for an iterative effect on elucidating the underlying biology and pathophysiology of illness. The current article reviews efforts to translate emerging schizophrenia genomics into novel approaches to target discovery and therapeutic intervention. Though the path from 'genetic risk to therapy' is far from straightforward, there are provocative early possibilities that harbor the promise of treatment based on causation rather than phenomenology, as well as 'precision psychiatry,' a basis for stratifying patients to enable more precise and effective, personalized therapy.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Targeted Cancer Therapies
There are several types of targeted therapies against specific...
Combination Therapies and Personalized Medicine
The combination of the drug acetazolamide and sulforaphane is a good example of combination therapy to treat cancer. The cells in the interior of a large tumor often die due to the hypoxic and...
Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics: Overview
Pharmacogenetics of Drug Targets: β₂-Adrenergic Receptors, Apo E, Thymidylate Synthase
Pharmacogenomics: Identification of New Drug Targets
Biological Causes of Schizophrenia
Genetic Factors in Schizophrenia
The genetic basis of schizophrenia is strongly supported by family and twin studies.

