/psychiatry/taxonomy/term/149/all en /psychiatry/channels/news/dr-carl-ernsts-research-featured-montreal-gazette-218516 <p>Rare genetic mutation linked to psychiatric illnesses, obesity </p> <h2></h2> <p>B Charlie Fidelman, GAZETTE Health Reporter October 8, 2012 </p> <p>MONTREAL — Grounding chronic illnesses and mental disorders in human DNA is like trying to tease out a giant riddle that’s complicated by the intricate relationship between biology and behaviour. Hundreds of genes have been associated with psychiatric conditions, some erroneously, and they were not confirmed.</p> Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:58:00 +0000 kazue.narita@mcgill.ca 1227 at /psychiatry