A genetic variant in a gene called reelin has been identified as a significant risk factor for developing schizophrenia, but only in women. A research team led by Sagiv Shifman from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Oxford, conducted their investigation in the Askenazi Jewish population and confirmed findings by establishing a multinational collaboration that included Irish, British, American and Chinese populations.
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