Abstract
The results seem to indicate the existence of a locus in the major histocompatibity complex (MHC) region, correlated to schizophrenic illness and strictly linked to the loci HL A and MLR. The associations found between these last loci and the disease can probably be explained by a linkage disequilibrium or a selective pressure between the alleles of the three loci. The results also indicate that the genetic systems investigated may be useful diagnostically as a genetic marker for schizophrenia. But the real meaning of their relationships to the illness has to be further investigated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 655-661 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biological Psychiatry |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - 1976 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biological Psychiatry