Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: Linkage on Chromosomes 5 and 11

Michel Maziade, Laval University, Sainte‐Foy, Quebec, Canada
Roberta Palmour, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Daniel Phaneuf, Laval University, Sainte‐Foy, Quebec, Canada
Chantal Mérette, Laval University, Sainte‐Foy, Quebec, Canada
Marc‐André Roy, Laval University, Sainte‐Foy, Quebec, Canada

Published online: July 2006

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0005226

Two premature claims of linkage on chromosomes 5 and 11 for schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar affective disorder (BP) were reported in Nature in the late 1980s. Although the findings failed to be replicated, accumulated knowledge from the results of the first generation of molecular genetic studies of SZ and BP sets the basis for a promising second generation of studies.

Keywords: schizophrenia; bipolar disorder; linkage studies; psychiatric genetics; family studies

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 Web Links
    ePath http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=3265 v-Ha-ras Harvey rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (HRAS); LocusID: 3265. Locus Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=3630
    ePath Insulin (INS); LocusID: 3630. Locus Link: http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim/dispmim?190020
    ePath v-Ha-ras Harvey rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (HRAS); MIM number: 190020. OMIM: http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim/dispmim?176730
    other Insulin (INS); MIM number: 176730. OMIM:

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Neurobiology of Disease | Molecular Genetics of Common and Complex Disease | Genetics of Intelligence and Cognition | Linkage Analysis
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Article Title: Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: Linkage on Chromosomes 5 and 11
 
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Maziade, Michel, Palmour, Roberta, Phaneuf, Daniel, Mérette, Chantal, and Roy, Marc‐André(Jul 2006) Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: Linkage on Chromosomes 5 and 11. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0005226]