Family, twin, and adoption studies of bipolar disorder.

Abstract excerpt

Family, twin, and adoption studies have been essential in defining the genetic epidemiology of bipolar disorder over the past several decades. Family studies have documented that first-degree relatives of affected individuals have an excess risk of the disorder, while twin studies (and to a lesser extent, adoption studies) suggest that genes are largely responsible for this familial aggregation. We review these...

Topics

• Adoption
• Biomarkers
• Bipolar Disorder
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease
• Humans
• Siblings
• Twin Studies as Topic