Psychiatric genetics: a frightful chromosome.

A duplication of part of chromosome 15q, apparently inherited in a non-Mendelian fashion, has been found to be strongly associated with phobic disorders. This unusual genetic mechanism may partly explain the heritability of phobias and other complex traits.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Flint, J
التنسيق: Journal article
اللغة:English
منشور في: 2001
الوصف
الملخص:A duplication of part of chromosome 15q, apparently inherited in a non-Mendelian fashion, has been found to be strongly associated with phobic disorders. This unusual genetic mechanism may partly explain the heritability of phobias and other complex traits.