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A susceptibility locus for bipolar affective disorder on chromosome 4q35.
American journal of human genetics - 1 May 1998
Adams L J, Mitchell P B, Fielder S L, Rosso A, Donald J A, Schofield P R
Abstract excerpt
Bipolar affective disorder (BAD) affects approximately 1% of the population and shows strong heritability. To identify potential BAD susceptibility loci, we undertook a 15-cM genome screen, using 214 microsatellite markers on the 35 most informative individuals of a large, statistically powerful pedigree. Data were analyzed by parametric two-point linkage methods under several diagnostic models. LOD scores >1.00...
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