Abstract
Methods are described for the systematic construction of genetic models of schizophrenia with one, two, and four loci. All models are constrained to fit the following three parameters: (1) frequency of schizophrenia in the general population = 0.9%; (2) frequency of schizophrenia in the sibs of schizophrenics = 8%; and (3) frequency of "schizophrenic spectrum" in the sibs of schizophrenics = 15%. In addition, a fourth parameter, the frequency of the allele predisposing to schizophrenia, is freely variable. The problems of correcting for ascertainment bias, and of comparing and testing these genetic models, are discussed.
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