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The T allele of the interferon-gamma +874A/T polymorphism is associated with bipolar disorder.
Nordic journal of psychiatry - 1 Feb 2012
Yoon Ho-Kyoung, Kim Yong-Ku
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that patients with bipolar disorder (BD) tend to have altered immune system function. Several studies have reported that changes in interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) may play an important role in the development of BD. AIMS: To investigate the relationship between IFN-γ and BD, 156 patients with BD and 175 control subjects were genotyped for the IFN-γ +874A/T single nucleotide...
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