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Genetic relationship between dopamine transporter gene and schizophrenia: linkage and association.
Schizophrenia research - 1 May 1996
Maier W, Minges J, Eckstein N, Brodski C, Albus M, Lerer B, Hallmayer J, Fimmers R, Ackenheil M, Ebstein R E, Borrmann M, Lichtermann D, Wildenauer D B
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This study explores the genetic relationship between schizophrenia and the dopamine transporter gene (DAT) by a variety of methods. In a sample of 48 families--each family containing at least one nuclear family with a pair of affected siblings--we performed linkage analysis using the maximum likelihood (LOD score) method as well as sibpair analysis (identity by descent). In addition, we investigated a sample of...
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