Genetics of affective disorders.

doi:10.1016/0022-3956(92)90033-k

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Genetics of affective disorders.

Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Oct 1992

Gandini E

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Studies of the mode of inheritance of affective disorders have been reviewed. The overall picture which emerges does not seem to involve specific modes of inheritance. Linkage studies based on the single gene hypothesis, support X-linkage for a bipolar variant, as well as possible linkage to chro...

Topics

Bipolar Disorder
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
Depressive Disorder
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Risk Factors
Sex Chromosome Aberrations
X Chromosome

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