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Linkage of bipolar disorder to chromosome 18q and the validity of bipolar II disorder.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Nov 2001
McMahon F J, Simpson S G, McInnis M G, Badner J A, MacKinnon D F, DePaulo J R
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BACKGROUND: An analysis of the relationship between clinical features and allele sharing could clarify the issue of genetic linkage between bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) and chromosome 18q, contributing to the definition of genetically valid clinical subtypes. METHODS: Relatives ascertained through a proband who had bipolar I disorder (BPI) were interviewed by a psychiatrist, assigned an all-sources...
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