Molecular biology of schizophrenia
D St Clair1, W Muir, D Blackwood
1MRC Human Genetics Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract:
To date, the molecular biology of and the genes responsible for schizophrenia are unknown. However, the powerful techniques for gene mapping and mutation analysis now available mean the situation should change and it is likely that a variety of genes involved in schizophrenia are likely to be mapped, cloned and characterized within the next few years. Initial over-optimism should not be replaced by pessimism as to the future prospects.
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