Mental Disorder Can Also Arise From a Change in a Single Gene

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Geneticists have said, and certainly with good reason, that most human characteristics are not determined by a single gene and its variants, but by some combination of several different genes and their variants.

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So far, scientists have assumed that schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, or depression can be attributed to a combination of many different, including genetic factors. Now, an international study led by the human genetics department of university medicine Le...

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By Adriana Castro Zavala , University of Malaga Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) is characterized by distraction, impulsiveness or difficulty concentrating. However, some scientists believe that what we currently understand as “disorder” may have been an adaptive advantage for human survival in the past. For example, features associated with ADHD such as curiosity, search for novelty and elevated energy, if we think about it, ar…