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Identification of sialyltransferase 8B as a generalized susceptibility gene for psychotic and mood disorders on chromosome 15q25-26.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
McAuley Erica Z, Scimone Anna, Tiwari Yash, Agahi Giti, Mowry Bryan J, Holliday Elizabeth G, Donald Jennifer A, Weickert Cynthia Shannon, Mitchell Phillip B, Schofield Peter R, Fullerton Janice M
Abstract excerpt
We previously identified a significant bipolar spectrum disorder linkage peak on 15q25-26 using 35 extended families with a broad clinical phenotype, including bipolar disorder (types I and II), recurrent unipolar depression and schizoaffective disorder. However, the specific gene(s) contributing to this signal had not been identified. By a fine mapping association study in an Australian case-control cohort...
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