Article
Searching for susceptibility genes in schizophrenia.
European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Dec 2001
Jurewicz I, Owen R J, O'Donovan M C, Owen M J
Abstract excerpt
The existence of an important genetic contribution to the aetiology of schizophrenia is well established from genetic epidemiological studies. However, the mode of transmission is complex and non-Mendelian. The main approaches used to identify susceptibility genes are linkage and association studies and the study of cytogenetic abnormalities associated with or linked to schizophrenia. Many linkage studies have...
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