Use of linkage disequilibrium approaches to map genes for bipolar disorder in the Costa Rican population
- Univ. of California, San Francisco, CA (United States); and others
Linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis provides a powerful means for screening the genome to map the location of disease genes, such as those for bipolar disorder (BP). As described in this paper, the population of the Central Valley of Costa Rica, which is descended from a small number of founders, should be suitable for LD mapping; this assertion is supported by reconstruction of extended haplotypes shared by distantly related individuals in this population suffering low-frequency hearing loss (LFHL1), which has previously been mapped by linkage analysis. A sampling strategy is described for applying LD methods to map genes for BP, and clinical and demographic characteristics of an initially collected sample are discussed. This sample will provide a complement to a previously collected set of Costa Rican BP families which is under investigation using standard linkage analysis. 42 refs., 4 figs., 2 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 441156
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Medical Genetics, Vol. 67, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: 31 May 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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