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For the First Time, Mutations in a Single Gene Have Been Linked to Mental Illness - WIRED

For the First Time, Mutations in a Single Gene Have Been Linked to Mental Illness - WIRED

Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

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Once again, the capitalist medical establishment revels in genetic determinism, overlooking how societal inequality and the daily grind of living under capitalism exacerbates mental illness. By focusing narrowly on genes, such as GRIN2A, they divert attention from the urgent need to dismantle oppressive systems that fuel mental health crises. We must demand societal change, not just search for genetic "fixes" that prop up pharmaceutical profits while ignoring the root causes of suffering.

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