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Investigation of the tryptophan hydroxylase 2 gene in bipolar I disorder in the Romanian population.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Oct 2008
Grigoroiu-Serbanescu Maria, Diaconu Carmen C, Herms Stefan, Bleotu Coralia, Vollmer Jennifer, Mühleisen Thomas W, Prelipceanu Dan, Priebe Lutz, Mihailescu Radu, Georgescu Marie-Jana, Sima Dorina, Grimberg Mihaela, Nöthen Markus M, Cichon Sven
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Since the discovery of the tryptophan hydroxylase 2 gene (TPH2) several studies reported the association of TPH2 genetic variation with bipolar I (BPI) disorder. Our first objective was to replicate the recently described association of a rare functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (rs17110563) and of a haplotype covering the 5' region of TPH2 with BPI in a sample from the Romanian population....
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