Article
Computer-assisted phenotype characterization for genetic research in psychiatry.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2004
Fangerau Heiner, Ohlraun Stephanie, Granath Ralf O, Nöthen Markus M, Rietschel Marcella, Schulze Thomas G
Abstract excerpt
Psychiatric disorders differ from other complex phenotypes in their lack of objectively assessable biological markers that contribute to the establishment of a research diagnosis for genetic studies. To nevertheless allow for the delineation of genetically meaningful diagnostic entities for psychiatric genetic research, comprehensive phenotype characterization procedures are required. It is widely agreed that...
Topics
- Algorithms
- Family Health
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Mental Disorders
- Phenotype
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Psychiatry
- Research Design
- Software
