Article
A linkage study of bipolar illness.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Jan 1997
Berrettini W H, Ferraro T N, Goldin L R, Detera-Wadleigh S D, Choi H, Muniec D, Guroff J J, Kazuba D M, Nurnberger J I, Hsieh W T, Hoehe M R, Gershon E S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although genetic epidemiological studies of bipolar (BP) illness are consistent with a heritable component, inherited risk factors remain unknown. The goal of the present study is to describe the localization of BP susceptibility loci through linkage strategies, including a genome-wid...
Topics
- Bipolar Disorder
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lod Score
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Pedigree
