RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An overview of the genetic risk of developing schizophrenia in relatives of schizophrenic patients
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 7
OP 10
VO 11
IS 1
A1 Al-Jeshi, Abdulsamad A.
A1 Epstein, Irvin
A1 Zipursky, Robert B.
YR 2006
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/11/1/7.abstract
AB In this article, we review the recent research evidence of genetic risks in the relatives of patients with schizophrenia, with particular focus on family, twin, adoptive, and gene studies. All current evidence supports a greater role for genetic transmission of vulnerability in the etiology of schizophrenia. Environmental factors appear to play an important role in the timing of expression, the severity and the clinical evolution of the illness.