Whole genome linkage analysis in a large Brazilian multigenerational family reveals distinct linkage signals for Bipolar Disorder and Depression.
Mateus Jose Abdalla Diniz, Andiara Saloma, Ary Gadelha, Shaza Alsabban, Camila Guindalini, Jose Luis Paya-Cano, Simone de Jong, Peter McGuffin, Rodrigo A. Bressan, Gerome D. Breen
The paper performs linkage analysis in a large Brazilian family to identify genetic regions associated with bipolar disorder and depression, finding four genome-wide significant and four suggestive linkage regions but no strong joint support across analyses.
bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2017 · PreprintGenetics