Genetics study identifies five factors underlying 14 psychiatric disorders

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A massive genetic study reveals five broad biological factors underlie 14 psychiatric disorders, explaining most shared heritable risk. The analysis identified significant genetic overlap across conditions, with distinct cell type signatures and developmental pathways emerging for different disorder clusters. These findings suggest a move towards a more biologically informed psychiatric classification system, complementing current symptom-based diagnostics.


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