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Fine mapping of a schizophrenia susceptibility locus at chromosome 6q23: increased evidence for linkage and reduced linkage interval.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jun 2005
Levi Adi, Kohn Yoav, Kanyas Kyra, Amann Daniela, Pae Chi-Un, Hamdan Adnan, Segman Ronnen H, Avidan Nili, Karni Osnat, Korner Mira, Jun Tae-Yun, Beckmann Jacques S, Macciardi Fabio, Lerer Bernard
Abstract excerpt
We previously reported an autosomal scan for schizophrenia susceptibility loci in a systematically recruited sample of Arab Israeli families. The scan detected significant evidence for linkage at chromosome 6q23 with a nonparametric LOD score (NPL) of 4.60 (P=0.000004) and a multipoint parametric LOD score of 4.16. In order to refine this finding we typed 42 additional microsatellite markers on chromosome 6q...
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