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Genome-wide linkage and follow-up association study of postpartum mood symptoms.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Nov 2009
Mahon Pamela Belmonte, Payne Jennifer L, MacKinnon Dean F, Mondimore Francis M, Goes Fernando S, Schweizer Barbara, Jancic Dubravka, Coryell William H, Holmans Peter A, Shi Jianxin, Knowles James A, Scheftner William A, Weissman Myrna M, Levinson Douglas F, DePaulo J Raymond, Zandi Peter P, Potash James B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Family studies have suggested that postpartum mood symptoms might have a partly genetic etiology. The authors used a genome-wide linkage analysis to search for chromosomal regions that harbor genetic variants conferring susceptibility for such symptoms. The authors then fine-mapped their best linkage regions, assessing single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for genetic association with postpartum...
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