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Bipolar disorder susceptibility region on Xq24-q27.1 in Finnish families.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2002
Ekholm J M, Pekkarinen P, Pajukanta P, Kieseppä T, Partonen T, Paunio T, Varilo T, Perola M, Lönnqvist J, Peltonen L
Abstract excerpt
Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a common disorder characterized by episodes of mania, hypomania and depression. The genetic background of BPD remains undefined, although several putative loci predisposing to BPD have been identified. We have earlier reported significant evidence of linkage for BPD to chromosome Xq24-q27.1 in an extended pedigree from the late settlement region of the genetically isolated population of...
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