Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Two commonly expanded CAG/CTG repeat loci: involvement in affective disorders? |
| Authors: |
Lindblad, K., Nylander, P.-O., Zander, C., Yuan, Q.-P., Ståhle, L., Engström, C., Balciuniene, J., Pettersson, U., Breschel, T., McInnis, M., Ross, C.A., Adolfsson, R., Schalling, M. |
| Source: |
Molecular Psychiatry. 1998, Vol. 3 Issue 5, p405. 6p. |
| Subjects: |
Affective disorders, Human chromosome abnormalities |
| Abstract: |
Investigates the association between bipolar affective disorder (BAD) and CAG/CTG trinucleotide repeat expansions. Difference in ERDA1 expansion frequency between bipolar patients and matched controls or between affected and unaffected offspring in the families; Use of repeat expansion detection method in determining the association of BAD and CAG/CTG repeat loci. |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
