A posterior probability of linkage-based re-analysis of schizophrenia data yields evidence of linkage to chromosomes 1 and 17 |
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Authors: | Logue M W Brzustowicz L M Bassett A S Chow E W C Vieland V J |
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Affiliation: | Program for Public Health Genetics, Center for Statistical Genetics Research, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. mark-logue@uiowa.edu |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: Linkage analysis using 22 Canadian pedigrees identified a promising schizophrenia candidate region on 1q23 with a maximum 2-point HLOD under a recessive model of 5.8 [Brzustowicz et al. 2000]. In the current study, we revisited this data set using a Bayesian linkage analysis technique, namely the posterior probability of linkage (PPL). METHODS: The PPL has been developed as an alternative to traditional linkage analysis. It differs from both LOD scores and 'non-parametric' methods in that it directly measures the probability of linkage given the data, and incorporates prior genomic information. RESULTS: As expected, PPL results for 1q23 supported the previously observed linkage, with an estimated multipoint PPL of 99.7%. However, the PPL supported two further results: a second peak on chromosome 1 at 1p13 with a multipoint with PPL of 70% and a chromosome 17 marker (D17S784 at 17q25) with a multipoint PPL of 44%. CONCLUSIONS: The PPL-based analysis presented has the advantage over other likelihood-based linkage methods in that it avoids maximization and produces a less complex view of the strength of evidence for linkage. |
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