CYFIP1 plays a key role in the damaging effects of 15q11.2 deletion. When CYFIP1 is missing, myelin abnormalities occur. The findings shed light on how psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism, may develop.
The study suggests motor learning difficulties can be reversed through behavioral training.
Researchers discover people missing a certain small part of the genome are at higher risk of developing schizophrenia.
