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The role of 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in antidepressant-associated mania in bipolar disorder.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Jan 2009
Ferreira Alexandre de Aguiar, Neves Fernando Silva, da Rocha Felipe Filardi, Silva Gustavo Silveira E, Romano-Silva Marco Aurélio, Miranda Débora Marques, De Marco Luiz, Correa Humberto
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The occurrence of mania during antidepressant treatment is a key issue in the clinical management of bipolar disorder (BD). The serotonin transporter gene is a candidate to be associated with antidepressant-associated mania (AAM) in some patients. This gene has a polymorphism within the promoter region (5-HTTLPR) with two allelic forms, the long (L) and the short (S) variants. METHODS: We performed a...
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