The Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, January 1st, 2002
Abstract: Background: Family, twin and adoption studies have demonstrated the genetic basis of schizophrenia. Several genes, acting synergistically with each other and with the environment probably underlie the disorder. Different genes for schizophrenia are surely present in different populations. Parametric and nonparametric linkage analyses are the main methods employed in the search for schizophrenia genes. Only one study, published recently, has aspired to report the cloning of such a gene, and its significance is debated. Method: This review covers the significant and suggestive evidence...
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