According to the US National Institute for Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, scientists have discovered a remarkable similarity between the genetic faults behind both schizophrenia and manic depression in a breakthrough that is expected to open the way to new treatments for two of the most common mental illnesses, affecting millions of people. Previously schizophrenia and depression were assumed to be two separate conditions, but the new research shows for the first time that both have a common genetic basis that leads people to develop one or the other of the two illnesses.

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  1. NIMH -Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Share Genetic Roots
    Chromosomal Hotspot of Immunity/Gene Expression Regulation Implicated
  2. The Independent – Unlocked: the secrets of schizophrenia
    Scientific breakthrough offers hope of new treatments for mental condition

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