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

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 41-49

  Riley, B P ^a   Rajagopalan, S ^a   Mogudi Carter, M ^b   Jenkins, T ^c   Williamson, R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Homogeneity; Linkage analysis; Parametric; Psychosis; South African

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 6P; CHROMOSOME MARKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LANGUAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029782566     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-199622000-00003     Document Type: Article

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