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The genetics of psychotic bipolar disorder.
Current psychiatry reports - 1 Apr 2008
Goes Fernando S, Sanders Lia L O, Potash James B
Abstract excerpt
Psychotic features, defined as delusions or hallucinations, commonly occur in bipolar disorder (BP) and may be indicative of a more homogeneous form of the illness, with possible etiologic ties to schizophrenia. Several studies have shown that psychotic features aggregate in bipolar families, and increased interest in the molecular genetics of psychotic BP is emerging. Although preliminary, linkage studies of...
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