A potential vulnerability locus for schizophrenia on chromosome 6p24-22: evidence for genetic heterogeneity
In 265 Irish pedigrees, with linkage analysis we find evidence for a vulnerability locus for schizophrenia in region 6p24-22. The greatest lod score, assuming locus heterogeneity, is 3.51 (P = 0.0002) with D6S296. Another test, the C test, also supported linkage, the strongest results being obtained...
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Published in | Nature genetics Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 287 - 293 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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London
Nature Publishing Group
01.11.1995
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Summary: | In 265 Irish pedigrees, with linkage analysis we find evidence for a vulnerability locus for schizophrenia in region 6p24-22. The greatest lod score, assuming locus heterogeneity, is 3.51 (P = 0.0002) with D6S296. Another test, the C test, also supported linkage, the strongest results being obtained with D6S296 (P = 0.00001), D6S274 (P = 0.004) and D6S285 (P = 0.006). Non-parametric analysis yielded suggestive, but substantially weaker, findings. This locus appears to influence the vulnerability to schizophrenia in roughly 15 to 30% of our pedigrees. Evidence for linkage was maximal using an intermediate phenotypic definition and declined when this definition was narrowed or was broadened to include other psychiatric disorders. |
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ISSN: | 1061-4036 1546-1718 |
DOI: | 10.1038/ng1195-287 |