A POTENTIAL VULNERABILITY LOCUS FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA ON CHROMOSOME 6P24-22 - EVIDENCE FOR GENETIC-HETEROGENEITY

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STRAUB, RE
MACLEAN, CJ
ONEILL, FA
BURKE, J
MURPHY, B
DUKE, F
SHINKWIN, R
WEBB, BT
ZHANG, J
WALSH, D
KENDLER, KS
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[1] VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV, DEPT PSYCHIAT, RICHMOND, VA 23298 USA
[2] VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV, HUMAN GENET MED COLL VIRGINIA, RICHMOND, VA 23298 USA
[3] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST, DEPT PSYCHIAT, BELFAST, ANTRIM, NORTH IRELAND
[4] HLTH RES BOARD, DUBLIN, IRELAND
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10.1038/ng1195-287
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071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
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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