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Cosegregation of Christmas Disease and Major Affective Disorder in a Pedigree

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Michael Gill ,
David Castle  and
Conor Duggan
Michael Gill*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, DeCrespigny Park, London SE5 8AF
David Castle
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London
Conor Duggan
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Three males with factor-IX deficiency (Christmas disease) in one pedigree all had severe affective disorder. This apparent cosegregation, if true, would support the hypothesis that in some pedigrees, a gene for major affective disorder is located on the X chromosome.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 160 , Issue 1 , January 1992 , pp. 112 - 114
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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