#SchizophreniaRiskGene

by Gillian Kelly on Feb 6th, 2016 - 2534 Views

New discovery in Schizophrenia Risk Gene After testing both humans and mice, scientists have discovered a gene called C4 which increases the risk of schizophrenia.  C4 seems to diminish neurons in the brain.  This “synaptic pruning” usually occurs in the teen years, and that is why people are...