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Biological indicators of illness risk in offspring of bipolar parents: targeting the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis and immune system
20 Dec 2011
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AIM: The study aims to provide a selective review of the literature pertaining to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and immune abnormalities as informative biological indicators of vulnerability in bipolar disorder (BD). METHOD: We summarize key findings relating to HPA axis and immunological abnormalities in bipolar patients and their high-risk offspring. Findings derive from a review of selected...
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