Awardee OrganizationMASSACHUSETTS MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE
Description
Abstract Text
It is proposed to study 90 sib-pairs with the disorder. Specific aims
are: (1) to clinically assess a pedigree sample having adequate power
to detect genes for schizophrenia; (2) to conduct a genome scan to find
such loci; and (3) to transmit all data to the NIMH designated cell
repository and data management centers. The goals will be attained by
achieving the following: (1) from Taiwan and China, 900 Han Chinese sib-
pairs having DSM-IV schizophrenia will be collected. (2) The
investigators will examine all family members using the Diagnostic
Interview for Genetic Studies and the Family Interview for Genetic
Studies. The PI participated in the development and field testing of
these interviews and has an already established training program for
their use. They have been translated into Mandarin by the Taiwanese
investigators, who have used them in prior studies. (3) Blood samples
will be sent to the NIMH designated cell repository for creation of
lymphoblastoid cell lines. (4) Clinical data will be entered using the
database software created for the NIMH Human Genetics Initiative. Data
will be vetted and sent to the NIMH designated data management center.
(5) The investigators will complete a genome scan using 450 markers
spaced at an average of 10 cM intervals using markers that have been
optimized for use in the Han Chinese population. The scan will be
completed with no cost to the NIMH through an agreement with Millenium
Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company in the Boston area that the PI
has worked with on a prior genetic linkage study of schizophrenia. All
genetic analyses will be approved by the consultant, Eric Lander, Ph.D.
(6) all clinical data will be made available to the scientific community
by the end of the funding period. All genotypes will be available on
year after they are created but no later than a year after the funding
period. This project is feasible because: (1) The PI has already
coordinated one multi-site genetic linkage study of schizophrenia and
has participated in a second. (2) The investigators have a longstanding
relationship with the Taiwanese collaborators and an effective, albeit,
more recent working relationship with the Chinese collaborator. (3) The
investigators have conservatively estimated that each site has access
to more than enough available families having two schizophrenic
siblings. (4) The PI's Harvard team has had prior experience
collaborating on genotyping and linkage analysis projects with
Millennium Pharmaceuticals. This, and Millennium's prior genotyping
experience shows that the genotyping phase of the work is feasible.
Public Health Relevance Statement
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Project Terms
Chineseclinical researchdiagnosis quality /standardfamily geneticsgene expressiongenetic disordergenetic susceptibilitygenotypehuman genetic material taghuman population geneticshuman subjecthuman tissueinterviewlinkage mappingmental disorder diagnosisschizophreniatissue resource /registry
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