Phenotype definitions: some hidden issues in psychiatry.

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Three hidden problems in phenotype definition in psychiatric genetic studies are described. 1. Data on physical conditions in family members are not routinely collected in genetic studies of psychiatric disorders. These data may reveal cosegregation with psychiatric disorders which can be included in genetic analysis when defining the phenotype. Data on physical conditions can be obtained by a combination of...

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