October 25th, 2009
In schizophrenia genetics, go by the numbers
In the latest online edition of Nature Genetics, researchers at powerhouse genetics center Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory report that they have identified an important mutation that, while rare, significantly increases a person’s risk of developing schizophrenia. (If the Nature Genetics looks like only so much jargon, you can find a more readable overview here instead.)
In schizophrenia genetics, it’s becoming increasingly clear that numbers matter.
