Bipolar disorder and chromosome 18: an analysis of multiple data sets.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(1997)14:6<569::AID-GEPI3>3.0.CO;2-V

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Bipolar disorder and chromosome 18: an analysis of multiple data sets.

Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1997

Badner J A, Goldin L R

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There have been conflicting reports of linkage between bipolar disorder and chromosome 18. We have analyzed five separate data sets using the two-point affected sib-pair method and family based association methods. We have found evidence of linkage in multiple data sets and differences in materna...

Topics

Bipolar Disorder
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Genotype
Humans
Linkage Disequilibrium
Male

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