A polygenic theory of schizophrenia.
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPublished 1 July 1967
Irving I. Gottesman, James Shields
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The mystery of the etiology of schizophrenia has been refractory to the analytical methods provided thus far by the biological and social sciences, but no rational therapy with preventative or curative powers, founded on etiological knowledge, has yet appeared.
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