BIO SCI 38 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Meta-Analysis
19 Mar 2019
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Snp is a single nucleotide polymorphism, a switch, a mutation. When an a nucleotide turns into a g , a mistake. Looking for overlap between multiple disorders: autism, schizo, depression, bipolar, adhd. Genetic overlap found between autism and adhd. Phenotypic and genetic overlap between autism and schizo. Findings support relation between schizo, bipolar, depression. Findings show that specific snps are associated with a range of psychiatric disorders. Log of pvalue is on y axis of snp graph, shows how significantly snps are happening on certain genes. *singing* do do do do it"ll be a whole new world. 4 genes of high interest were found. Mood disorders are caused by some type of mutation/change in brain excitability. I love that experiment so you know you"re gonna see it on the exam. Better keep an eye on time limits, don"t want to give you any more class than you paid for -dr. Lithium can hurt kidneys and immune system.
