[Pathogenesis of bipolar disorders: genetic vulnerability and environmental factors].

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It is now well-established that there is a genetic vulnerability for developing bipolar disorders. For instance, the rate of bipolar disorders in first degree relatives of bipolar probands (19%) is higher than in the general population (1%); monozygote twins have higher concordance rates for bipolar diseases (67%) than dizygote (19%); finally affective disorders are more frequent in biological parents than in...

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