Doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital (USA) have found evidence that mutations that occur randomly during embryonic development can lead to the development of schizophrenia later in life. In this respect informs “Reedus”. Previously, it was believed that only genetic factors inherited from parents contributed to this mental illness.
The scientists analyzed the genetic data of more than 12,000 adults with schizophrenia and compared them with data from nearly the same number of healthy citizens. Unlike the control group, six patients appeared to lack part of the NRXN1 gene. Because the mutation was found in blood cells, the scientists concluded that it occurred in the early days of embryonic development.
Additionally, the scientists found mutations in the ABCB11 gene, which encodes a protein involved in the transport of digestive salts in the liver but not previously associated with schizophrenia.
Previously, scientists from the Santa Mental University Institute Research Center, to solvethat the emotions associated with avatra therapy in treatment-refractory schizophrenia patients include joy, anger, and neutral emotions. The study was published in the journal BMC Psychiatry.
Avatar therapy consists of communication between the doctor, the patient, and a virtual simulation (avatar) of one of the patient’s hallucinatory characters.