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The borderline diagnosis III: identifying endophenotypes for genetic studies.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Jun 2002
Siever Larry J, Torgersen Svenn, Gunderson John G, Livesley W John, Kendler Kenneth S
Abstract excerpt
Although it is generally acknowledged that borderline personality disorder (BPD) has a complex, multifactorial etiology with interacting genetic and environmental substrates, the specific genetic underpinnings of this disorder have not been extensively investigated. Family aggregation studies suggest the heritability for BPD as a diagnosis, but the genetic basis for this disorder may be stronger for dimensions...
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