A team, led by Trinity researchers, have discovered a shared genetic origin for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Motor Neurone Disease (MND), and schizophrenia. The study indicates for the first time that there is biological causative link between …
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Trinity researchers discover breakthrough with autism, epilepsy and schizophrenia
The research, led by Professor Aoife McLysaght, will be published in the Nature Communications journal
Researchers in Trinity’s department of genetics have isolated a short list of genes that could be responsible for a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders and diseases, including autism, epilepsy, schizophrenia and ADHD.
A team led by Professor Aoife McLysaght carried out …