There is increasing evidence that there is a genetic link to schizophrenia, but
the research is based on work with one family with a high level of psychotic
illness. For further details, see the article in
The Times 29 May 2000.
(Screen shots of the Reporting Scotland package by permission of the BBC)
On 22 June 2000, Reporting Scotland interviewed Professor David Porteous, user Colin Richardson
and NSF(S) Chief Executive Mary Weir on the story that two
genes which contribute to the onset of schizophrenia have been identified
by Professor Porteous and his team in Edinburgh.
