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Neither single-marker nor haplotype analyses support an association between monoamine oxidase A gene and bipolar disorder.
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience - 1 Sept 2008
Huang San-Yuan, Lin Ming-Teng, Shy Mee-Jen, Lin Wei-Wen, Lin Fang-Yi, Lu Ru-Band
Abstract excerpt
Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) abnormality has been suggested as a crucial factor in the pathogenesis of mood disorder, because MAOA is associated with the metabolism of monoamines such as serotonin and norepinephrine. Various MAOA gene polymorphisms have been investigated for possible associations with bipolar disorder (BD), but the results are controversial. Our goal was to investigate whether MAOA gene...
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