| Literature DB >> 7668292 |
D L Pauls1, J Ott, S M Paul, C R Allen, C S Fann, J P Carulli, K M Falls, C A Bouthillier, T C Gravius, T P Keith.
Abstract
Previously reported linkage of bipolar affective disorder to DNA markers in the pericentromeric region of chromosome 18 was reexamined in a larger homogeneous sample of Old Order Amish families. Four markers (D18S21, D18S53, D18S44, and D18S40) were examined in three kindreds containing 31 bipolar I (BP I) individuals. Although linkage findings were replicated in the one previously studied Amish pedigree containing four BP I individuals, linkage to this region was excluded in the larger sample. If a susceptibility locus for bipolar disorder is located in this region of chromosome 18, it is of minor significance in this population.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1995 PMID: 7668292 PMCID: PMC1801276
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Hum Genet ISSN: 0002-9297 Impact factor: 11.025