A multi-institution research team has discovered that rare mutations, which probably affect development in the human nervous system, may significantly increase the risk of schizophrenia. The researchers found that adults with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and youth with childhood onset schizophrenia (COS) were 3 to 4 times more likely to have rare structural variants that deleted or duplicated one or a few genes. They say that the disrupted genes are “over-represented in pathways important for brain development.
Under the heading “Rare Mutations Hint at Multiple Schizophrenias,” Constance Holden of ScienceNOW Daily News described the finding in this way:
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The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), in collaboration with Wiley Interscience, announced the publication of a new journal on Autism, Autism Research. The International Society for Autism Research is an organization of scientists and professionals who want to advance our understanding about Autism, including autism spectrum disorders such as Autism, Apserger Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorders Not Otherwise Specified.
The editor, Anthony J. Bailey, M.D., of Oxford University, explained why INSAR had started this new journal:
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Dick Whelan, who is one of the foundational folks in providing special education for students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, is going to be honored at this year’s meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children. I don’t usually quote e-mail messages from others without their permission, but I’m doing it here. Thanks to Chris Walter-Thomas for this:
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