Tools of genomic medicine for clinical practice: The example of psychiatry
Camila Vargas,
María Leonor Bustamante,
Trinidad Kahler
et al.
Abstract:Most psychiatric disorders are moderate to highly heritable, often with different genetic architectures. Although genetic research in psychiatry has progressed, its findings, interpretation, and impact on clinical psychiatry are unknown to most mental healthcare professionals. This article addresses key genetic concepts to understand some clinical entities, emphasizing genetic terminology and types of mutations. Particularly, we describe the role of heritability in the early days of psychiatry genetic research… Show more
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