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A possible susceptibility locus for bipolar affective disorder in chromosomal region 10q25--q26.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 May 2001
Cichon S, Schmidt-Wolf G, Schumacher J, Müller D J, Hürter M, Schulze T G, Albus M, Borrmann-Hassenbach M, Franzek E, Lanczik M, Fritze J, Kreiner R, Weigelt B, Minges J, Lichtermann D, Lerer B, Kanyas K, Strauch K, Windemuth C, Baur M P, Wienker T F, Maier W, Rietschel M, Propping P, Nöthen M M
Abstract excerpt
In an attempt to identify susceptibility loci for bipolar affective disorder, we are currently conducting a systematic genome screen with highly polymorphic microsatellite markers at an average marker spacing of 10 cM in a series of 75 families, comprising 66 families from Germany, eight families from Israel, and one family from Italy. The families were ascertained through index cases with bipolar affective...
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