METHOD FOR DETERMINING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SCHIZOPHRENIA

摘要

The present invention relates to methods for identifying the susceptibility or predisposition of an individual to schizophrenia (SZ) or to clusters of symptoms associated thereof. Particularly, the tests can be performed before or after the disorders appear. More particularly, the present invention relates to the determination of epistatic effect of at least two genotype related loci. In addition, the invention provides tests for the classification of different subtypes predicting severity of illness of patients affected by or predisposed to SZ or associated clusters of symptoms.