New data from University of Minnesota illuminate research in schizophrenia genetics

New investigation results, "Regionally specific cortical thinning and gray matter abnormalities in the healthy relatives of schizophrenia patients," are detailed in a study published in Cerebral Cortex. "Accumulated evidence suggests that schizophrenia is associated with subtle gray matter deficits throughout the cerebral cortex and regional cortical thinning. Although findings are not entirely consistent, healthy relatives of schizophrenia patients also show abnormalities in cortical gray matter volume, suggesting that this may be one aspect of an unexpressed genetic liability to the disorder," scientists in the United States report.

"Cortical thickness and surface...

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