How genes affect the occurrence of mental disorders: Answer
Scientists have studied data over 10,000 twins pairs
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Scientists have found that genetics can affect people with anxiety, depression and other mental disorders.
Scientists have discovered specific combinations of genes that can lead to the development of these conditions and ailments.
This is stated in the study, Posted in the journal Nature human behaviour, writes Medicalxpress.
Within it, scientists from 26 institutions from all over the world analyzed the data of nearly 22,000 same twin twins (about 11,000 pairs). This is the largest genomic associative study conducted among identical twins (this method is used to identify the connections between genetic variations and diseases).
In particular, scientists have studied what genes affect the occurrence of specific disorders.
”Different sensitivity of people to different events can explain why the most negative or positive circumstances have different effects on mental health depending on the genetic structure of the person.
Our results indicate that specific genetic variants determine how environmental factors affect psychiatric and neuro development symptoms« , – said one of the authors of the study Elham Assar.
Within the framework of the study, scientists have found that Genes related to growth factors, which also play an important role in the development of the nervous system and immunity, related to autism.
Genes responsible for response to stress associated with depression. AND Genes that regulate catecholamines (hormones related to response to stressful situations) – with psychotic experiences (psychosis).
”Our data confirms that genes affect the psychiatric and neuro -development traits of a person and, in particular, how people respond to the outside world« , – summed up the co -author of the waist of the waist Iley.
We will remind, earlier scientists Find outthat occurs in the human brain at the moments of sudden « insight ».
