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. 2008 Jun;10(2):141–152. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2008.10.2/maescamilla

Table I. Table I. Bipolar linkage studies. *, multilocus ASP analysis; **, Genome scan meta-analysis (GSMA); *** multipoint nonparametric (NPI) and parametric linkage analyses; ae, Multiple scan probability (MSP); BP-I, bipolar disorder type I; BP-II, bipolar disorder type II); SABP, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type; UPR, recurrent unipolar depression; MD, major depression; SCA, schizoaffective disorder; SC, schizophrenia; MDD-R, major depressive disorder recurrent.

Chromosomal region Phenotype Main author Reference Maximum LOD
(marker) Score
1p35-p36 (DSM-IV) BP-I, BP-II, SABP, or recurrent MD Schumacher J et al 59 (NPL=3.97)***
1q31-q32 BP-I, BP-II with major depression, SCA, and UPR Detera-Wadleigh SD et al 20 2.67
1q42 (D1S2800) (DSM-IV) SABP, BP-I, or SC Hamshere ML et al 58 3.54
2p13-16 BP-I or SCA-manic type Liu J et al 44 3.20
2q24 SCA-manic type, BP-I, BP-II with recurrent MD Zandi PP et al 60 1.99
3q14 (D3S1300) BP-I or BP-II or SABP, regardless of age of onset, or if they had a major depressive episode with an age of onset of ≤21 Etain B et al 61 (NPL=3.51)***
3p21 (D3S1285) BP-I Mclnnes LA et al 27 2.26
3q28 (D3S2418) SCA-manic type, BP-I, BP-II with recurrent MD, or MDD-R Zandi PP et al 60 1.94
4p (D4S394) BP-I and BP-II Blackwood DH et al 18 4.1
4q12-q21 (D4S392) BP-I, BP-II with MD, SCA, and UPR including individuals with 2 or more episodes of MD Detera-Wadleigh SD et al 20 1.77
4q21 BP-I, BP-II, SCA and recurrent MD Cassidy F et al 37 (NPL-2.23)***
4q31 (D4S1625) BP-I or SCA-manic type Liu J et al 29 3.16
4q31 (DSM-IV) BP-I, BP-II, SABP, or recurrent MD Schumacher J et al 59 (NPL=5.49)***
4q35 (between D4S3051-4qTEL13) BP-I, BP-II, SCA-manic type, or UPR Badenhop RF et al 62 3.2
Chrom 5 (D5S207) BP-I or SABP, BP-II with recurrent depression, plus UPR Dick DM et al 63 2.8
5q31-33 (D5S2049) BP-I Herzberg I et al 30 (NPL=4.395)***
5q33-34 (GABRA1) BP-I or SCA with presence of hallucinations and delusions Kerner B et al 31 (P<0.00001)
Chrom 6 (108.5 Mb) (DSM-IV, RDC, DSM-III-R) BP-I only McQueen MB et al 32 4.19
6p (D6S7) BP-I (RDC) Ginns El et al 33 2.2
6q (D6S1021) BP-I, SABP, BP-II, or UPR Disk DM et al 36 3.61
6q16-q21 (D6S1021) (DSM-IV) BP-I, BP-II, BP-NOS, MDD-R Lambert D et al 47 2.62
6q22 (DSM-IV) BP-I or SABP Pato CN et al 34 3.56 (NPL=4.20)***
6q24 (DSM-IV) BP-I, BP-II, SABP, or reccurent MD Schumacher J et al 59 (NPL=4.87)***
7p (between D7S1802- D7S1869) BP-I, BP-II, and SCA or UPR (RDC and DSM III-R) Detera-Wadleigh SD et al 64 (P≤ 0.05)*
7q31 (between D7S1799-D7S501) BP-I, BP-II with MD, and SCA or individuals with two or more episodes of MD Detera-Wadleigh SD et al 20 2.08
7q34 (D7S1824) BP-I or SCA-manic type or BP-II Liu J et al 29 2.78
7q36 BP-I, BP-II, SCA, recurrent MD Cassidy F et al 37 (NPL=2.11)***
Chrom 8 (135.4Mb) DSM-IV, RDC, DSM-III-R) BP-I only McQueen MB et al 32 1.99
8q (D8S256) BP-I or SABP Disk DM et al 36 2.46
8q24 (D8S284) Female participants with history of puerperal psychosis, defined as a mania or psychosis with onset within 6 weeks of delivery Jones I et al 65 2.03
8q24 (D8S256) Included BP-I, BP-II with UPR, and SABP McInnis M et al 66 2.1
8q24.21-qter BP-I or SABP Segurado R et al 35 (PAvgRnk≤0.05)**
Chrom 9 (24.5 Mb) (DSM-IV, RDC-III-R) BP-I only McQueen MB et al 32 2.04
9p21-q21 BP-I, BP-II, SCA and recurrent MD Cassidy F et al 37 NPL=2.41)***
9p21.1-q21.1 BP-I or SABP Segurado R et al 35 (PAvgRnk≤0.05)**
Chrom 10 ( D10S1423) SABP, BP-I, and BP-II Foroud T et al 68 2.5
10p (between INS and HRAS1) (RDC) BP-I, BP-II, SCA (manic-depressive type), atypical psychosis with prominent affective features, and Unipolar MD Egeland et al 56 4.904 (note: further analysis of this data set yielded negative LOD scores in this region)
10p12 (D10S1423) BP-I, SABP, and BP-II McInnis M et al 67 2.2
10q11.21-q22.1 BP-I or BP-I and SABP Segurado R et al 35 (PAvgRnk=.008)**
10q24 (D10S169) manic syndrome, mostly BP-I Liu J et al 29 2.79
10q25-q26 (D10S217) BP-I, BP-II with major depression, and SCA and those individuals with two or more episodes of MD Cichon et al 70 2.86
10q26 (D10S217) included bipolar disorder, single episode mania or SCA, manic and depressed type Ewald et al 69 2.17
11p15.5 (between D11S1984-D11S2362) (DSM-III-R and RDC) SABP, BP-I, and BP-II Zandi PP et al 41 (NPL = 2.19 near marker D11S1923, peak HLOD of 2.00)***
12q23-q24 BP-I, SABP, BP-II, and UPR Morissette J et al 72 1.327
12q24 (D12S378) BP-I, SABP and BP-II recurrent episode, and recurrend MD Shink E et al 71 3.35
12q24 BP-I only Cassidy F et al 37 (NPL=2.20)***
13q “SCA, BP-I and BP-II, and narrower models” Badner JA et al 74 (MSP=6x10-6)'
13q14-32 SABP or BP-I Stine OC et al 38 1.12
13q31 (D13S317) All subjects with a mood disorder Potash JB et al 75 2.52 (NPL=3.56)***
13q31-q34 BP-I, BP-II, SABP and recurrent MD Kelsoe JR et al 73 2.4
13q32 (between D13S1252-D13S1271) BP-I, BP-II with MD, SCA and individuals with two or more episodes of MD Detera-Wadleigh SD et al 20 3.5
13q32 (near D13S779) manic syndrome, mostly BP-I, plus BP-II Liu J et al 29 2.2
14q24 (D15S1014) BP-I only Cassidy F et al 37 (NPL=3.27)***
15q26 (D15S1014) (DSM-IV) SC, SCA, Bipolar Disorder Vazza G et al 39 (NPL=3.05)***
Chrom 16 (D16S749) BP-I or SABP, BP-II with recurrent depression, and UPR Dick DM et al 63 2.8
16p13 BP-I only Cassidy F et al 37 (NPL=2.23)***
16p13 (D16S423) Female participants with history of puerper al psychosis (see above) Jones I et al 65 4.07
17q (D17S928) BP-I, SABP, BP-II and UPR Dick DM et al 36 3.63
17q11-12 (D17S921) manic syndrome, mostly BP-I Liu J et al 29 2.68
Chrom 18 (D18S21) SCA, BP-I, and BP-II with major depression and UPR Berrettini WH et al 26 2.38
18pter-p11 and 18p11-q12.3 BP-I, SABP BP-II, and recurrent major depressive disorder Segurado R et al 35 (PAvgRnk≤0.05)**
18p11.2 (between D18S1150-D18S71) BP-I, BP-II, with MD, and SCA Detera-Wadleitgh SD et al 20 2.32
18q22-23 (D18S61) BP-I McInnes et al. 27 2.26
19q13 (D19S221) (DSM-IV) SABP, BP-I, or SC Hamshere ML et al 58 1.85
Chrom 20 (4.5 Mb) (DSM-IV, RDC, DSM-III-R) BP-I only McQueen MB et al 32 1.91
20p12 (D20S162) BP-I, BP-II, SABP, and UPR Willour VL et al 77 1.82 (nonparametric LOD score of 2.38)
21q22 (PFKL locus) (RDC) Bipolar disorder or recurrent MD Straub RE et al 24 3.41
21q (D21S212) BP-I and BP-II, with major depression and schizoaffectives Detera-Wadleigh SD et al 78 1.79
21q22 (D21S1260) BP-I, unipolar manic, SCA, BP-II, plus UPR and recurrent unipolar and “individuals who do not quite meet criteria but ar judged to possibly have above diagnoses” Liu J et al 76 3.56
22q “SCA, bipolar I and bipolar II, and narrower models” Badner JA et al 74 (MSP=3x10-5)'
22q11 (D22S420) (DSM-IV) SABP, BP-I or SC Hamshere ML et al 58 1.96
22q12 (D22S278) (DSM-III-R) BP-I, BP-II, SABP, and recurrent MD Kelsoe JR et al 73 3.84
22q12-13 (D22S277) All subjects with a mood disorder Potash JB et al 75 3.06
Xp22 and Xq26-28 SABP, BP-I anf SABP, BP-I, BP-II (respectively) Stine O et al 38 0.94 and 1.34 (respectively)
Xp11.3 (GATA144D04) (DSM-III-R) SABP and BP-I Zandi PP et al 41 (NPL=2.19; HLOD=2.25)***
Xq24-q26 (DXS994) BP-I, BP-II, BP-NOS or SCA Pekkarinen P et al 40 3.54