Close relatives raise risk of schizophrenia eightfold
A meta-analysis has quantified the familial risk of schizophrenia for the first time
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Patients who have a first-degree relative with schizophrenia are eight times more likely to develop the disorder compared with those with no family history, a meta-analysis shows.
Researchers from the Prince of Wales Clinical School at UNSW Sydney say their findings will improve the accuracy of risk communication to patients and could even inform a ‘vulnerability index’.