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Next-generation sequencing diagnostics are already being used, and patients are ready.
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A large genome-wide study has identified four single-nucleotide polymorphisms shared between five major psychiatric disorders.
Normal proteins with regions resembling disease-causing prions are responsible for an inherited disorder that affects the brain, muscle, and bone.
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