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Family-based association study of lithium-related and other candidate genes in bipolar disorder.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Jan 2008
Perlis Roy H, Purcell Shaun, Fagerness Jesen, Kirby Andrew, Petryshen Tracey L, Fan Jinbo, Sklar Pamela
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CONTEXT: Association studies in bipolar disorder have been focused on a relatively narrow pool of candidate genes based on a limited understanding of the underlying pathophysiologic features. Recent developments suggest that a broader pool of genes may be associated with this disorder. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between genes related to the lithium mechanism of action, as well as other positional and...
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