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Ophoff RA, Escamilla MA, Service SK, Spesny M, Meshi DB, Poon W, Molina J, Fournier E, Gallegos A, Mathews C, Neylan T, Batki SL, Roche E, Ramirez M, Silva S, De Mille MC, Dong P, Leon PE, Reus VI, Sandkuijl LA, Freimer NB. Genomewide linkage disequilibrium mapping of severe bipolar disorder in a population isolate. Am J Hum Genet 2002; 71:565-74. [PMID: 12119601 PMCID: PMC379193 DOI: 10.1086/342291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2002] [Accepted: 06/11/2002] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Genomewide association studies may offer the best promise for genetic mapping of complex traits. Such studies in outbred populations require very densely spaced single-nucleotide polymorphisms. In recently founded population isolates, however, extensive linkage disequilibrium (LD) may make these studies feasible with currently available sets of short tandem repeat markers, spaced at intervals as large as a few centimorgans. We report the results of a genomewide association study of severe bipolar disorder (BP-I), using patients from the isolated population of the central valley of Costa Rica. We observed LD with BP-I on several chromosomes; the most striking results were in proximal 8p, a region that has previously shown linkage to schizophrenia. This region could be important for severe psychiatric disorders, rather than for a specific phenotype.
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Affiliation(s)
- Roel A. Ophoff
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Michael A. Escamilla
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Susan K. Service
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Mitzi Spesny
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Dar B. Meshi
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Wingman Poon
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Julio Molina
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Eduardo Fournier
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Alvaro Gallegos
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Carol Mathews
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Thomas Neylan
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Steven L. Batki
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Erin Roche
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Margarita Ramirez
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Sandra Silva
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Melissa C. De Mille
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Penny Dong
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Pedro E. Leon
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Victor I. Reus
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Lodewijk A. Sandkuijl
- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Centro de Biologia Molecular y Celular de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Hospital Calderon Guardia, and Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Centro Internacional de Control de Estres, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; and Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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