Genetics of bipolar disorder.

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Genetics of bipolar disorder.

Dialogues in clinical neuroscience - 1 Jan 2008

Escamilla Michael A, Zavala Juan M

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Bipolar disorder especially the most severe type (type I), has a strong genetic component. Family studies suggest that a small number of genes of modest effect are involved in this disorder. Family-based studies have identified a number of chromosomal regions linked to bipolar disorder, and progress is currently being made in identifying positional candidate genes within those regions. A number of candidate genes...

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Animals
Bipolar Disorder
Brain Chemistry
DNA Mutational Analysis
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Testing
Genome
Genotype
Humans

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PMID: 18689285
PMCID: PMC3181866

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