The Epigenetics of Schizophrenia

December 8, 2014 Adam Alonzi

…naïve patients with schizophrenia.” Schizophrenia Research 152.2 (2014): 373-380. Dempster, Emma L., et al. “Disease-associated epigenetic changes in monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.” Human Molecular Genetics (2011):…

Predicting Schizophrenia Risk Based on Epigenetics

August 31, 2021 Natalie Crowley

…case–control classifier for schizophrenia based on DNA methylation in blood. Translational Psychiatry. Reference: Homa Shalchi. A machine learning approach for predicting risk of schizophrenia using a blood test, Baylor College of Medicine. Aug…

Epigenetics: Fundamentals

July 20, 2013 Admin

…with this exposure.7 Likewise, adults that were prenatally exposed to famine conditions have also been reported to have significantly higher incidence of schizophrenia.89 Research has also shown that a mother’s…

What is Paleoepigenetics?

April 30, 2019 Hayley Mann

…(~1%), schizophrenia has received considerable research interest. Recently, Banjeerie et al. (2018:6) showed that present-day human DMRs are “enriched for association with schizophrenia.” These findings suggest that recent regulatory changes…

The Epigenetics of Depression

March 17, 2015 Adam Alonzi

…MDD is between 31 and 42%, substantially lower than that of schizophrenia or BPD, and to date researchers have failed to find genetic loci that correlate strongly to clinical depression….

Your Zodiac Sign and Epigenetics

September 3, 2019 Natalie Crowley

…to anxiety and mood disorders. Because epigenetic factors have been found to play a role in several mental health disorders that affect behavior, like PTSD and schizophrenia, they may also…

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