“…”The field of schizophrenia genetics has been quite controversial for the last 20 years and some people would argue that no genes have really been found…But that era has now effectively drawn to a close because it is very difficult to dispute these new findings. These discoveries consolidate the field and make psychiatric genetics, after many false starts, one of the most exciting areas in the biological sciences.”…

The mutations were found to be present in some individuals with schizophrenia as well as those with autism and a range of other psychological disorders, suggesting that the two conditions are not as separate as previously thought.

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