Genetic correlation between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and schizophrenia

oleh: Russell L. McLaughlin, Dick Schijven, Wouter van Rheenen, Kristel R. van Eijk, Margaret O’Brien, René S. Kahn, Roel A. Ophoff, An Goris, Daniel G. Bradley, Ammar Al-Chalabi, Leonard H. van den Berg, Jurjen J. Luykx, Orla Hardiman, Jan H. Veldink, Project MinE GWAS Consortium, Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-03-01

Deskripsi

Relatives of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis have an unexpectedly high incidence of schizophrenia. Here, the authors show a genetic link between the two conditions, suggesting shared neurobiological mechanisms.