Context Schizophrenia is the collective term for a heterogeneous group of mental disorders
with a still obscure biological basis. In particular, the specific contribution of risk or candidate
gene variants to the complex schizophrenic phenotype is largely unknown. Objective To
prepare the ground for a novel “phenomics” approach, a unique schizophrenia patient
database was established by GRAS (Göttingen Research Association for Schizophrenia),
designed to allow association of genetic information with quantifiable phenotypes. Because …