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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
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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-wide search. METHODS: A linkage study of 22 BP families has been performed. These BP families include almost 400 persons,...
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