What does psychiatry know about the gene for schizophrenia? Has a gene been found? I was told a gene has been found. True or not true?
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Kate
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There is no single gene for schizophrenia. Many different genes are implicated in a genetic predisposition to develop schizophrenia, but not even the same genes in the same combinations for any individual person who develops schizophrenia. Thus one possible conclusion is that "schizophrenia" may be a "spectrum disorder" rather than a single disorder. Further complicating genetic research into particular disorders is the discovery of "epigenetic factors" influencing disease expression in a predisposed person. In other words, some genes can be turned "on" or "off" by in-utero or postnatal experiences, thus influencing whether the genetic predisposition to schizophrenia is expressed or not in the predisposed individual. It's also possible that spontaneous mutations can create a schizophrenia-like disorder in a person.
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Kate
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Definitely true!
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Jeremy Stone
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Definitely NOT true.
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Corinna
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