A study reports mutations in a histone methyltransferase gene, SETD1A, in schizophrenia patients and demonstrates that tens of thousands of people must be screened to provide robust evidence of a gene's involvement in schizophrenia.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Relevant articles
Open Access articles citing this article.
-
Genomic trade-offs: are autism and schizophrenia the steep price of the human brain?
Human Genetics Open Access 15 January 2018
-
Rare loss of function mutations in N-methyl-d-aspartate glutamate receptors and their contributions to schizophrenia susceptibility
Translational Psychiatry Open Access 10 January 2018
-
Genetic–epigenetic interactions in cis: a major focus in the post-GWAS era
Genome Biology Open Access 19 June 2017
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$209.00 per year
only $17.42 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Singh, T. et al. Nat. Neurosci. 19, 571–577 (2016).
Karayiorgou, M., Flint, J., Gogos, J.A. & Malenka, R.C. Nat. Neurosci. 15, 811–812 (2012).
Frayling, T.M. et al. Science 316, 889–894 (2007).
Claussnitzer, M. et al. N. Engl. J. Med. 373, 895–907 (2015).
Girard, S.L. et al. Nat. Genet. 43, 860–863 (2011).
Xu, B. et al. Nat. Genet. 43, 864–868 (2011).
Takata, A. et al. Neuron 82, 773–780 (2014).
Hu, X. et al. Mol. Psychiatry 19, 857–858 (2014).
Kenny, E.M. et al. Mol. Psychiatry 19, 872–879 (2014).
Purcell, S.M. et al. Nature 506, 185–190 (2014).
Fromer, M. et al. Nature 506, 179–184 (2014).
MacArthur, D.G. et al. Science 335, 823–828 (2012).
Zuk, O. et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 111, E455–E464 (2014).
Sekar, A. et al. Nature 530, 177–183 (2016).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Competing interests
The author declares no competing financial interests.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Flint, J. Rare genetic variants and schizophrenia. Nat Neurosci 19, 525–527 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4271
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4271
This article is cited by
-
Genomic trade-offs: are autism and schizophrenia the steep price of the human brain?
Human Genetics (2018)
-
Rare loss of function mutations in N-methyl-d-aspartate glutamate receptors and their contributions to schizophrenia susceptibility
Translational Psychiatry (2018)
-
Genetic–epigenetic interactions in cis: a major focus in the post-GWAS era
Genome Biology (2017)