Genetics of bipolar disorder.

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Family and twin studies have consistently documented that bipolar disorder (BPD) is familial and heritable, but efforts to identify specific susceptibility genes have been complicated by the disorder's genetic and phenotypic complexity. Genetic linkage studies have implicated numerous chromosomal regions, but findings have been inconsistent. As with other complex disorders, it has become clear that linkage...

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