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Markers close to the dopamine D5 receptor gene (DRD5) show significant association with schizophrenia but not bipolar disorder.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Mar 2001
Muir W J, Thomson M L, McKeon P, Mynett-Johnson L, Whitton C, Evans K L, Porteous D J, Blackwood D H
Abstract excerpt
Following the description of linkage of markers at chromosome 4p16 to bipolar disorder in several families [Blackwood et al., 1996], and the association of the alleles of a polymorphism closely linked to D5 dopamine receptor gene with schizophrenia [Williams et al., 1997], we have looked for linkage disequilibrium between a series of microsatellite markers from this region and major psychoses including...
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