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Anticipation and repeat expansion in bipolar disorder.
American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics - 15 Nov 2003
O'Donovan Michael, Jones Ian, Craddock Nick
Abstract excerpt
Anticipation is the phenomenon whereby a disease becomes more severe and/or presents with earlier onset as it is transmitted down through generations of a family. The only known mechanism for true anticipation is a class of mutations containing repetitive sequences exemplified by the pathogenic trinucleotide repeat. Studies of bipolar disorder (BPD) are consistent with the presence of anticipation and, by...
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