This result showed that there was no association between schizophrenics and the 14 candidate genes that were previously identified genes (DTNB1, DISC1, RGS4, STX7, NRG1, DRD2, DAOA, CHRNA7, ARVCF, COMT, PPP3CC, TAAR6, DAOA, and AKT1). Only chance variation was seen in the distribution of the data from the study.

Environmental factors in the onset of schizophrenia

In the research of the environmental factors that influence the onset and development of schizophrenia, researcher not only look at the dwelling of a person (house and neighborhood) but also look at other environmental aspects such as their nutrition, social life, chemical and hormonal environment as relates to development during pregnancy and other dynamics such as education, drug abuse, use of supplements, etc.

Research has shown that children who are born during the months of winter i.e. January to about April have a risk that is 10% higher than average of developing schizophrenia. Those...
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