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A genome screen of 13 bipolar affective disorder pedigrees provides evidence for susceptibility loci on chromosome 3 as well as chromosomes 9, 13 and 19.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2002
Badenhop R F, Moses M J, Scimone A, Mitchell P B, Ewen-White K R, Rosso A, Donald J A, Adams L J, Schofield P R
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Bipolar affective disorder is a severe mood disorder that afflicts approximately 1% of the population worldwide. Twin and adoption studies have indicated that genetic factors contribute to the disorder and while many chromosomal regions have been implicated, no susceptibility genes have been identified. We undertook a combined analysis of 10 cM genome screen data from a single large bipolar affective disorder...
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