Five mental disorders have common gene problem
- Published: 28 Feb 2013 at 08.43
- Online news: World
Five major psychiatric disorders share a common problem in several faulty genes, according to the biggest study of its kind published on Thursday.
Teachers play with autistic students on September 29, 2009, in Paris. Five major psychiatric disorders, including autism, share a common problem in several faulty genes, according to the biggest study of its kind published on Thursday.
In the widest trawl yet of genetic mutations linked with mental disorders, US-led researchers looked through the DNA code of 33,332 people with autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder or schizophrenia.
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