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Schizophrenia Cell Biology

Brescia University reports research in schizophrenia cell biology

Published in Mental Health Business Week, July 14th, 2007

Current study results from the report, "Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups and age at onset of schizophrenia," have been published. "A number of studies support a possible link between mitochondrial dysfunction and schizophrenia. To test the hypothesis of a direct contribution of mitochondrial DNA (mt-DNA) in susceptibility to DSM-IV-TR-schizophrenia, we looked for differences in the frequency distribution of the major European haplogroups (hgs) in 142 patients and 190 controls both of Italian origin," scientists writing in the American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B report.

"A subgroup of patients (N=37) and healthy counterparts (N=41) was also analyzed for...

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