The mutant DNA code causes schizophrenia

A group of international scientists published in the journal Nature (UK) on July 22 that they discovered a gene network linked to more than 100 mutant DNA codes causing schizophrenia in people. This finding may soon help explain the cause of the disease and its ability to cure the disease.

Analyzing more than 80,000 genetic samples of patients with schizophrenia and volunteers, scientists discovered 128 gene variants, including 83 new variants - in 108 genome regions The ability to cause illness for people with these variants.

In addition, a small number of genes that are associated with a higher risk of schizophrenia also work in the immune system.

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Experts Stephan Ripke of Broad Research Institute - Massachusetts General Hospital (USA), co-author of the study, said to understand the mechanism of schizophrenia , scientists have assembled genes This mutation enters the transmission circuits - where these genes are thought to work together to form different functions in the brain.

According to statistics, mutant genes affect about 24 million people worldwide with hallucinations, paranoia and memory impairment, mainly between the ages of 15 and 35.

The Broad Institute says there is no cure for the disease. Currently the treatment only addresses neurotic symptoms due to genetic disorders, but cannot reduce cognitive-related effects.

Moreover, almost no new drug has been able to treat this disease for more than 60 years because scientists have not fully understood the hidden microbiological mechanisms in the form of schizophrenia.

So far, studies of mental disorders often focus on genes involved in the functioning of neurons and synapses (in cell division) in the brain.

The discovery has just announced that it is opening a new direction in the development of schizophrenic treatments that have "stalled" for the past 60 years.