title: The genomics of schizophrenia: update and implications.
abstract: Schizophrenia is strongly familial yet rarely (if ever) exhibits classical Mendelian inheritance patterns. The advent of large-scale genotyping and sequencing projects has yielded large data sets with higher statistical power in an effort to uncover new associations with schizophrenia. Here, we review the challenges in dissecting the genetics of schizophrenia and provide an update of the current understanding of the underlying genomics. We discuss the breadth of susceptibility alleles, including those that may occur with low frequency and high disease risk, such as the 22q11.2 hemideletion, as well as alleles that may occur with greater frequency but convey a lower risk of schizophrenia, such as variants in genes encoding subunits of the voltage-gated L-type calcium channel. Finally, we provide an overview of the clinical implications for the diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia based on progress in understanding the underlying genetic basis.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Giusti-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Patrick F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D056915:DNA Copy Number Variations; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D014644:Genetic Variation; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D023281:Genomics / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000235:genetics*