Failure to find linkage between schizophrenia and genetic markers on chromosome 21
- 15 October 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 48 (3), 161-165
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320480310
Abstract
We sought evidence for the involvement of mutations in the amyloid precursor protein gene (APP) in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia in two ways. First, linkage analysis was performed in a sample of 24 families multiply affected with schizophrenia. The genotypes were studied for GT12 (D21S210), a highly polymorphic microsatellite marker at the APP locus. Second, we used single strand conformation analysis (SSCA) to screen for mutations in exon 17 of APP in one affected member from each family and in a sample of 44 unrelated patients. In addition, we looked for linkage between schizophrenia and a series of higly polymorphic markers situated at approximately 20cM intervals along the long arm of chromosome 21. We were unable to find evidence for linkage to GT12 or the other markers studied. SSCA did not reveal any mutations in exon 17 of APP. We conclude that mutations within APP are an unlikely cause of schizophrenia. Moreover, this study provides no evidence for a major gene for schizophrenia on chromosome 21, and linkage can be excluded from much of this region under some genetic models.Keywords
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