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Imprinting and psychiatric genetics: Beware the diagnostic phenotype

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2008

Lisa M. Goos
Lisa M. Goos
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Research, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada. lisa.goos@sickkids.ca
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Abstract

Studies of the role of imprinted genes in psychological phenomena are long overdue. The target article is comprehensive, presenting a wealth of important and convergent evidence, and provides an excellent point of departure for further research. However, the authors' evidentiary grasp exceeds the explicatory capacity of the proposed model. Greater genotypic and phenotypic precision would significantly enhance its predictive power.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , June 2008 , pp. 270 - 271
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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