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Chromosome 10q harbors a susceptibility locus for bipolar disorder in Ashkenazi Jewish families.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Apr 2008
Venken T, Alaerts M, Souery D, Goossens D, Sluijs S, Navon R, Van Broeckhoven C, Mendlewicz J, Del-Favero J, Claes S
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We report the results of a 10 cM density genome-wide scan and further fine mapping of three chromosomal candidate regions in 10 Belgian multigenerational families with bipolar (BP) disorder. This two-stage approach revealed significant evidence for linkage on chromosome 10q21.3-10q22.3, showing a maximum multipoint parametric heterogeneity logarithm of odds (HLOD) score of 3.28 and a nonparametric linkage (NPL)...
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