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No evidence to support an association between the oestrogen receptor beta gene and bipolar disorder.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2001
Kealey C, Reynolds A, Mynett-Johnson L, Claffey E, McKeon P
Abstract excerpt
Oestrogen, a sex steroid hormone, has long been hypothesized to be involved in alterations to pathways involved in neurotransmission, and therefore may be involved in neuropsychiatric conditions including bipolar disorder. Indeed, certain depressive disorders in women have been found to be associated with low levels of oestrogen and can be much improved by the administration of this hormone. As the effects of...
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