Genetic heterogeneity in a very large bipolar affective disorder pedigree from Quebec

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 119 B, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-68

  Shink, E ^b   Morissette, J ^b   Barden, N ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allele sharing; Complex pedigree; Genealogy; Manic depression; SIMWALK2

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CALCULATION; CANADA; CHROMOSOME 12; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENEALOGY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOME; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042320398     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.10061     Document Type: Article

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