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The breakpoint cluster region gene on chromosome 22q11 is associated with bipolar disorder.
Biological psychiatry - 15 May 2005
Hashimoto Ryota, Okada Takeya, Kato Tadafumi, Kosuga Asako, Tatsumi Masahiko, Kamijima Kunitoshi, Kunugi Hiroshi
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BACKGROUND: Although the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder remains unclear, heritable factors have been shown to be involved. The breakpoint cluster region (BCR) gene is located on chromosome 22q11, one of the most significant susceptibility loci in bipolar disorder linkage studies. The BCR gene e...
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