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Differential expression of disrupted-in-schizophrenia (DISC1) in bipolar disorder.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Nov 2006
Maeda Kazuhisa, Nwulia Evaristus, Chang Jennifer, Balkissoon Rishi, Ishizuka Koko, Chen Haiming, Zandi Peter, McInnis Melvin G, Sawa Akira
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The disruption of the disrupted-in-schizophrenia (DISC1) gene segregates with major mental illnesses in a Scottish family. Association of DISC1 with schizophrenia has been reported in several ethnic groups, and now recently with mood disorder. METHODS: A family-based association study of DISC1 and bipolar disorder (BP) in 57 bipolar pedigrees was conducted. Then, we examined possible association of...
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