3-D Human 'Mini-Brains' Shed New Light on Genetic Underpinnings of Major Mental Illness
April 19, 2018
April 19, 2018
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 19 -- Brigham and Women's Hospital issued the following news release:
Major mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, severe depression and bipolar disorder share a common genetic link. Studies of specific families with a history of these types of illnesses have revealed that affected family members share a mutation in the gene DISC1. While researchers have been able to study how DISC1 mutations alter the brain during development in animal models, it has b . . .
Major mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, severe depression and bipolar disorder share a common genetic link. Studies of specific families with a history of these types of illnesses have revealed that affected family members share a mutation in the gene DISC1. While researchers have been able to study how DISC1 mutations alter the brain during development in animal models, it has b . . .