Report of a Workshop on Genetic Linkage Studies in Schizophrenia

A workshop on genetic linkage studies in schizophrenia was held at Columbia University's Arden House Conference Center in October 1989. This report summarizes the contents of invited talks by Drs. Arno Motulsky and T. Conrad Gilliam and the discussions at the five workshop sessions. Topics of t...

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Published in:Schizophrenia bulletin 1990, Vol.16 (4), p.673-686
Main Authors: Weeks, Daniel E., Brzustowicz, Linda, Squires-Wheeler, Elizabeth, Cornblatt, Barbara, Lehner, Thomas, Stefanovich, Michael, Bassett, Anne, Gilliam, T. Conrad, Ott, Jurg, Erlenmeyer-Kimling, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Genetic Linkage - genetics
Genetics
Human
Humans
Medical sciences
Mental Health Personnel
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Risk Factors
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - genetics
Schizophrenic Psychology
Scientific Communication
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Summary:A workshop on genetic linkage studies in schizophrenia was held at Columbia University's Arden House Conference Center in October 1989. This report summarizes the contents of invited talks by Drs. Arno Motulsky and T. Conrad Gilliam and the discussions at the five workshop sessions. Topics of the workshop sessions were (1) diagnostic boundaries and hierarchies in schizophrenia, (2) genetic models and linkage parameters, (3) selection and ascertainment of pedigrees, (4) future extensions of molecular genetics strategies, and (5) possibilities for future collaboration.
ISSN:0586-7614
1745-1701
DOI:10.1093/schbul/16.4.673