5 Psych Disorders Have Common Genetics by Michael Smith. MedPage Today. February 27, 2013.
Autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia may share single nucleotide polymorphisms in two genes involved in calcium-channel activity. The study that uncovered this link was the largest-ever genetic study of psychiatric illness. This genetic link will have an impact on the diagnostic boundaries of psychiatric diagnoses such as found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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