Q&A: Identifying new risk genes for schizophrenia

Schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that affects how a person feels, thinks, and behaves, affects roughly 1% of the population (approximately 3.5 million people in the U.S.) and is a leading cause of disability and death. It has a strong genetic component, with an estimated heritability of about 80%. Heritability measures how closely the differences in people’s genes account for differences in their manifested traits.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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