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First genomic study of schizophrenia in African people turns up broken genes

Genetic studies of mental illness have largely been conducted in people with European ancestry.
  1. Alison Abbott
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Researchers studying the biological basis of mental illness have conducted the first genomic analysis of schizophrenia in an African population, and have identified multiple rare mutations that occur more frequently in people with the condition.

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Nature 578, 19 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00255-6

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