A potential vulnerability locus for schizophrenia on chromosome 6p24–22: evidence for genetic heterogeneity
- 1 November 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Genetics
- Vol. 11 (3) , 287-293
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1195-287
Abstract
In 265 Irish pedigrees, with linkage analysis we find evidence for a vulnerability locus for schizophrenia in region 6p24–22. The greatest lod score, assuming locus heterogeneity, is 3.51 (P = 0.0002) with D6S296. Another test, the C test, also supported linkage, the strongest results being obtained with D6S296 (P = 0.00001), D6S274 (P = 0.004) and D6S285 (P = 0.006). Non–parametric analysis yielded suggestive, but substantially weaker, findings. This locus appears to influence the vulnerability to schizophrenia in roughly 15 to 30% of our pedigrees. Evidence for linkage was maximal using an intermediate phenotypic definition and declined when this definition was narrowed or was broadened to include other psychiatric disorders.Keywords
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