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A new study found that psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have similar genetic patterns, which may not be reflected in current diagnostic categories. The research suggests that a single mechanism regulating concentration could drive both ADHD and schizophrenia.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Psychiatric disorders share an underlying genetic basis Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard · Jun 21, 2018 · first to report
- Hundreds of thousands of genomes shed light on psychiatric disorders American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Jun 21, 2018