Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank (ASRB)

精神分裂症的研究受到难以获得大样本的限制，以研究遗传因素在这种复杂疾病中的因果作用。澳大利亚精神分裂症研究银行将包括一个大样本的精神分裂症先证者（N-1000最初）和他们的一级亲属（N-2每个先证者）与相关的临床，认知，神经解剖学和遗传数据。这些数据将提供给澳大利亚研究人员，以研究这种疾病及其亚型的遗传基础，从而改进治疗和预防策略。

Schizophrenia research is constrained by difficulty in achieving large samples for research into the causal role of genetic factors in this complex disease. The Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank will comprise a large sample of schizophrenia probands (N-1000 initially) and their first-degree relatives (N-2 per proband) with linked clinical, cognitive, neuroanatomical and genetic data. These data will be available to Australian researchers to study the genetic underpinnings of this disease and its subtypes, leading to improved treatments and preventative strategies.