Search for a schizophrenia susceptibility gene on chromosome 18.

doi:10.1097/00041444-199521000-00005

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Search for a schizophrenia susceptibility gene on chromosome 18.

Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jan 1995

Fang N, Coon H, Hoff M, Holik J, Hadley D, Reimherr F, Wender P, Myles-Worsley M, Waldo M, Freedman R

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Nine multiplex schizophrenia families were genotyped with 15 microsatellite markers mapping to the short and long arm of chromosome 18. Assuming either autosomal dominant or recessive inheritance evidence of linkage was not found. In addition, the non-parametric sib pair test did not reveal signi...

Topics

Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
Genes, Dominant
Genes, Recessive
Genetic Heterogeneity
Genetic Markers
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Lod Score
Microsatellite Repeats
Schizophrenia

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