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DISC1 exon 11 rare variants found more commonly in schizoaffective spectrum cases than controls

  • E. K. Green* (Corresponding Author)
  • , D. Grozeva
  • , R. Sims
  • , R. Raybould
  • , L. Forty
  • , K. Gordon-Smith
  • , E. Russell
  • , D. St. Clair
  • , A. H. Young
  • , I. N. Ferrier
  • , G. Kirov
  • , I. Jones
  • , L. Jones
  • , M. J. Owen
  • , M. C. O'Donovan
  • , N. Craddock
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We previously performed a linkage study using families identified through probands meeting criteria for DSM-IV schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type (SABP) and observed a genome-wide significant signal (LOD=3.54) at chromosome 1q42 close to DISC1. An initial sequencing study of DISC1 using 14 unrelated DSM-IV SABP samples from the linkage study identified 2 non-synonymous coding SNPs in exon 11 in 2 separate individuals. Here we provide evidence of additional rare coding SNPs within exon 11. In sequencing exon 11 in 506 cases and 1,211 controls for variants that occurred only once, 4 additional rare variants were found in cases (P-value=0.008, Fisher's exact trend test).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)490-492
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Volume156
Issue number4
Early online date28 Mar 2011
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2011

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Funding Information
Wellcome Trust
Medical Research Council

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Keywords

  • DISC1
  • Rare variants
  • Schizoaffective spectrum

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