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The role of serotonin transporter protein gene in antidepressant-induced mania in bipolar disorder: preliminary findings.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Jun 2001
Mundo E, Walker M, Cate T, Macciardi F, Kennedy J L
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BACKGROUND: The occurrence of mania during antidepressant treatment is a key issue in the clinical management of bipolar disorder (BP). The serotonin transporter (5-HTT) is the selective site of action of most proserotonergic compounds used to treat bipolar depression. The 5-HTT gene (SLC6A4) has 2 known polymorphisms. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the SLC6A4 variants in the pathogenesis of...
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