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A genome-wide scan points to a susceptibility locus for bipolar disorder on chromosome 12.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jun 2005
Shink E, Morissette J, Sherrington R, Barden N
Abstract excerpt
Our previous results pointed to a putative gene for susceptibility to bipolar affective disorder located on the chromosomal region 12q23-q24 that segregated in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean population of Quebec. We report here results from a second genome-wide scan based on the analysis of 380 polymorphic microsatellite markers. For the purpose of this analysis, an additional 18 families were recruited from the...
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