Vol. 33 (2) 2012 Neuro endocrinology letters

Genomic copy number variations: A breakthrough in our knowledge on schizophrenia etiology?

OBJECTIVES: The term "copy number variation/variant" (CNV) denotes a DNA sequence with a magnitude of 1 kb at least which is differently represented among individuals based on its deletion or duplication. Since 2008, multiple studies have reported copy number variations in schizophrenia, and they seem to fill in a gap in our knowledge o.....