Genome-wide scan in a large complex pedigree with predominantly male schizophrenics from the island of Kosrae: Evidence for linkage to chromosome 2q

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 695-705

  Wijsman, E M ^a,b   Rosenthal, E A ^b   Hall, D ^c   Blundell, M L ^c   Sobin, C ^c   Heath, S C ^d   Williams, R ^e   Brownstein, M J ^f   Gogos, J A ^g   Karayiorgou, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTRE NATIONAL DE GÉNOTYPAGE   (France)

^e Kosrae Department of Health Services   (Federated States of Micronesia)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^g Box #313 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome 2q; Complex trait; Linkage analysis; Population isolate; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 19; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; ONSET AGE; PEDIGREE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; LOD SCORE; MALE; MICRONESIA; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PEDIGREE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 12444277320     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001356     Document Type: Article

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