Mapping genes for psychiatric disorders and behavioral traits.

doi:10.1016/0959-437x(95)80054-9

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Mapping genes for psychiatric disorders and behavioral traits.

Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 1995

McInnes L A, Freimer N B

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In the past year, some of the most exciting findings in the genetic investigation of mammalian behavior have been obtained through mapping and through gene manipulation studies in the mouse system. These include the localization of a gene for circadian periodicity in the mouse, gene knockouts of...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Behavior
Behavior, Animal
Bipolar Disorder
Chromosome Mapping
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Humans
Mental Disorders
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Schizophrenia

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