Anxiety with panic disorder linked to chromosome 9q in Iceland.

ABSTRACT: The results of a genomewide scan for genes conferring susceptibility to anxiety disorders in the Icelandic population are described. The aim of the study was to locate genes that predispose to anxiety by utilizing the extensive genealogical records and the relative homogeneity of the Icelandic population. Participants were recruited in two stages: (1) Initial case-identification by a population screening for anxiety disorders, using the Stamm Screening Questionnaire, was followed by aggregation into extended families, with the help of our genealogy database; and (2) those who fulfilled the diagnostic and family aggregation criteria underwent a more detailed diagnostic workup based on the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Screening for anxiety in close relatives also identified

SUBMITTER: Thorgeirsson TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1180274 | biostudies-literature | 2003 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature