Genetic risk for hospitalization of African American patients with severe mental illness reveals HLA loci

ConclusionWe observed a strong association between H-SMI and a locus that has been consistently and strongly associated with SCZ in multiple studies (6p21.32-p22.1), possibly indicating an involvement of the immune system and the immune response in the development of severe transdiagnostic SMI.
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research