Open AccessChromosome 18p11.2 harbors susceptibility marker: D18S452, for bipolar affective disorder
Author(s) -
Mutahar Andrabi,
Arshad Hussain,
Fouzia Rashid,
Sheikh Ozair Nissar,
Idrees Ayoub Shah,
Yasir Hasan Rather,
Waseem Hassan Ahangar,
Nazir Ahmad Dar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.120567
Subject(s) - microsatellite , genotype , odds ratio , allele , medicine , confidence interval , locus (genetics) , allele frequency , tandem repeat , population , gastroenterology , genetics , biology , gene , environmental health , genome
The aim of our study was to investigate whether the tandem repeat polymorphism in D18S452 microsatellite marker at locus 18p11.2 is a risk factor of bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) in Kashmiri population.