Genetic linkage and bipolar affective disorder: Progress and pitfalls

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 200-210

  Baron, M ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; DNA markers; Genes; Linkage analysis; Molecular genetics

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 20; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 6; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME; HUMAN; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030966234     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000211     Document Type: Review

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