Carrie Bearden

Professor
University of California, Los Angeles

Carrie Bearden is professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Spectrum

By Carrie Bearden

18 October 2016

5 min read

Same DNA deletion paves paths to autism, schizophrenia

Deletion of a section of chromosome 22 can cause psychosis in one individual and autism in another, via independent biological pathways.

Spectrum

Same DNA deletion paves paths to autism, schizophrenia

By Carrie Bearden

18 October 2016 | 5 min read

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