Posted by Cam W. on December 31, 2000, at 22:05:09
In reply to Re: reply » Cam W., posted by name on December 31, 2000, at 19:28:08
Name - Speaking of specific biochemical processes, I found an article in the July, 2000 issue of Neuropsychopharmacology on epigenetics that is fairly cool. It talks about genetic mutations that lead to seemingly normal gene (ie protein, enzyme) expression. The article is by Arturas Petronis and is entitled, "The Genes for Major Psychosis: Aberrant Sequence or Regulation?" You can find the article and either read or download it (it's a keeper) at:
http://www.elsevier.nl/gej-ng/10/33/33/36/23/show/Products/NPS/toc.htt
It is a little involved, but is well worth fumbling through, even without any experience in genetics.
Hope this helps explain some of the direction that science is taking in discovering just what psychosis is all about. This article could probably be extrapolated to other mental disorders, as well.
- Cam
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