Additional Support for Linkage of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder to Chromosome 3q29

  • Alexandra Schosser
  • , Karoline Fuchs
  • , Theresa Scharl
  • , Friedrich Leisch
  • , Ursula Bailer
  • , Siegfried Kasper
  • , Werner Sieghart
  • , Kurt Hornik
  • , Harald N. Aschauer

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Abstract

After publishing a genome scan and follow-up fine mapping, suggesting schizophrenia
and bipolar disorder linkage to chromosome 3q29, we now genotyped 11 additional SNPs (single
nucleotide polymorphisms), in order to narrow down a potential candidate region. Linkage was
performed using the GENEHUNTER program version 2.1r3. A NPL score Zall of 3.891 (p=0.000156)
was observed with SNP rs225. In short, we found significant linkage scores most telomeric on
chromosome 3q29, spanning 3.46 Mbp (7 SNPs).
OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)501 - 505
FachzeitschriftEuropean Neuropsychopharmacology
Jahrgang17
Ausgabenummer6-7
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Nov. 2007

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