Article
Search for schizophrenia susceptibility genes.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Feb 2000
Pulver A E
Abstract excerpt
Identification of a gene or genes that contribute to the development of schizophrenia, a complex psychiatric disorder, may be possible through genetic linkage analysis. Although to date no single causative gene has been identified, several chromosomal loci have shown positive linkage results and are under investigation as tentative schizophrenia susceptibility loci. Despite such obstacles as locus heterogeneity...
Topics
- Chromosome Mapping
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Schizophrenia