Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Copy-number variations associated with neuropsychiatric conditions. |
| Authors: |
Cook Jr., Edwin H., Scherer, Stephen W. |
| Source: |
Nature. 10/16/2008, Vol. 455 Issue 7215, p919-923. 5p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart. |
| Subjects: |
Neuropsychiatry, Biological psychiatry, Autism, Schizophrenia, DNA microarrays, Disease susceptibility, Etiology of diseases, Medical research, Nucleic acids |
| Abstract: |
Neuropsychiatric conditions such as autism and schizophrenia have long been attributed to genetic alterations, but identifying the genes responsible has proved challenging. Microarray experiments have now revealed abundant copy-number variation — a type of variation in which stretches of DNA are duplicated, deleted and sometimes rearranged — in the human population. Genes affected by copy-number variation are good candidates for research into disease susceptibility. The complexity of neuropsychiatric genetics, however, dictates that assessment of the biomedical relevance of copy-number variants and the genes that they affect needs to be considered in an integrated context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
|
Copyright of Nature is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
