No evidence for linkage of chromosome 6p markers to schizophrenia in Southern African Bantu-speaking families

被引:25
作者
Riley, BP
Rajagopalan, S
MogudiCarter, M
Jenkins, T
Williamson, R
机构
[1] BARAGWANATH HOSP,DEPT PSYCHIAT,SOWETO,SOUTH AFRICA
[2] UNIV WITWATERSRAND,SOUTH AFRICAN INST MED RES,SCH PATHOL,DEPT GENET,JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA
[3] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI & TECHNOL,ST MARYS HOSP,SCH MED,DEPT BIOCHEM & MOL GENET,LONDON W2 1PG,ENGLAND
关键词
homogeneity; linkage analysis; parametric; psychosis; South African;
D O I
10.1097/00041444-199622000-00003
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Previous studies have yielded evidence for a locus conferring susceptibility to schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders on chromosome 6p24-22 in a sample of multiply affected Irish families. We tested for linkage between highly polymorphic chromosome 6p24-22 markers and narrowly defined schizophrenia in a sample of 19 Southern African Bantu-speaking families, a population known to have diverged in the last 2000 years. There is no evidence to support the linkage of markers in this region of chromosome 6 to schizophrenia in this population.
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页数:9
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