Am J Psychiatry 163:1760-1766, October 2006
doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.163.10.1760
© 2006 American Psychiatric Association
Genome Scan of Han Chinese Schizophrenia Families From Taiwan: Confirmation of Linkage to 10q22.3
Stephen V. Faraone, Ph.D.,
Hai-Gwo Hwu, M.D.,
Chih-Min Liu, M.D.,
Wei J. Chen, M.D., Sc.D.,
Ming-Ming Tsuang, M.D.,
Shih-Kai Liu, M.D.,
Ming-Hsien Shieh, M.D.,
Tzung-Jeng Hwang, M.D.,
Wen-Chen Ou-Yang, Ph.D.,
Chun-Ying Chen, M.D.,
Chwen-Cheng Chen, M.D., Ph.D., M.R.C.Psych.,
Jin-Jia Lin, M.D., M.P.H.,
Frank Huang-Chih Chou, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.,
Ching-Mo Chueh, M.D.,
Wei-Ming Liu, M.D.,
Mei-Hua Hall, M.S.,
Jessica Su, Sc.D.,
Paul Van Eerdewegh, Ph.D., and
Ming T. Tsuang, D.Sc.
OBJECTIVE: Genome-wide linkage analyses of schizophrenia have identified several regions that may harbor schizophrenia susceptibility genes, but given the complex etiology of the disorder, it is unlikely that all susceptibility regions have been detected. To address this issue, the authors ascertained 606 Han Chinese families comprising 1,234 affected members. METHOD: Probands with schizophrenia were recruited from six data collection field research centers in Taiwan. Each proband underwent a diagnostic screen with supplemental medical records and a semistructured interview. Following this screen, the authors administered the Mandarin Chinese version of the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies. Best-estimate final diagnoses were made by two board-certified psychiatrists. The genotyping was conducted by the Center for Inherited Disease Research, with 386 markers spaced at an average of 9-centimorgan (cM) intervals. Empirical simulations were generated to determine genome-wide significance. RESULTS: The authors found five regions with nonparametric linkage z scores 2.0 or greater. These were the following: 2.08 was reached for D1S551 (113.7) cM at 1p31.1 and 2.31 for D2S410 (125.2 cM) at 2q14.1; 2.00 was reached for D4S2361 (93.5 cM) at 4q21.23, and 2.07 for D15S1012 (36 cM) at 15q14, the largest nonparametric linkage z score was 2.88 for D10S2327 (100.92 cM) at 10q22.3. CONCLUSIONS: Our 10q22.3 finding at 100.9 cM is consistent with a previously reported nonparametric linkage score of 4.27 at 107.2 cM on chromosome 10, although it did not attain genome-wide significance in this study.
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Am J Psychiatry,
February 1, 2007;
164(2):
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