Recent advances in genetic research on schizophrenia.
Evidence for genetic factors in schizophrenia is reviewed with regard to family, twin and adoption studies, and recent advances in molecular genetic technology are applied to explore possible gene loci susceptible to schizophrenia. Application of neuropsychological and neuroimaging methodologies are also reviewed with an aim to develop criteria for defining phenotypes for genetic studies.
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Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston 02115, USA.
D000300:Adoption; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000235:genetics; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000235:genetics*; D018433:Twin Studies as Topic