Sakura Dominguez

March 14, 2011

CDE 110

Michelle Harper

                         Genetic Assignment: Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia, from the Greek word meaning "split mind", is a disorder that affects approximately

two and a half million American people today. It is a serious chronic mental disease characterized by

loss of contact with reality and disturbances of thought, mood, and perception. Schizophrenia sheds

difficulties on a person as it can trigger hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and a significant lack of

motivations.

The age of onset in this disease affects mainly both males and females. The disorder often

appears in males first, usually in the late teens or early twenties, than in women, generally affected

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in the early twenties to early thirties. It is uncommon and rarely seen in children, but there are some

early signs of development. For example, children who used to enjoy relationships with others may

start to become more shy or withdrawn and seem to be in his or her own world. They may also start

to cling to parents or talk about strange fears and ideas that do not make sense.

Schizophrenia's inheritance is multifactoral; It is usually the result from a complex interaction

between genetics and heredity, chemistry, and environmental factors. The disorder ...

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