The purpose of this article is to provide a high-level review of …

• Introduction
• Etiological Clues
• Unpacking the Family History Risk Factor
• Genomewide Linkage Studies of Schizophrenia
• Association Studies of Schizophrenia
• Synthesis
• Public Health Implications
• Glossary
• References
• Figures
• Tables

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Glossary

- The Genetics of Schizophrenia

• Multiplex pedigree: A family grouping of genetically related individuals with multiple affected individuals.
• First-stage genome scan: An initial survey of the genome to identify regions that may contain genetic variants that could cause the disease under study. Subsequent stages focus on a smaller genomic region.
• Type 1 error: The probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis (akin to a false positive result).
• Type 2 error: The probability of accepting a false null hypothesis (akin to a false negative result).