U.S., June 19 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07656870) titled 'Exploring the Genetics of Schizophrenia in Manitoba' on June 05.
Brief Summary: Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that affects about 1 in 100 Canadians, shortens life expectancy, and places a large burden on individuals, families, and the healthcare system. Genetics are known to play a major role, but current research explains only part of the inherited risk because most studies have looked at only a small portion of the genome and have mainly focused on people outside Canada. This project will create the first large-scale Manitoba-based schizophrenia whole-genome sequencing database by studying 1,500 Manitobans with and wit...