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Abnormal temporal lobe white matter as a biomarker for genetic risk of bipolar disorder.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Jan 2013
Mahon Katie, Burdick Katherine E, Ikuta Toshikazu, Braga Raphael J, Gruner Patricia, Malhotra Anil K, Szeszko Philip R
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BACKGROUND: Brain white matter (WM) abnormalities have been hypothesized to play an important role in the neurobiology of bipolar disorder (BD). The nature of these abnormalities is not well-characterized, however, and it is unknown whether they occur after disease onset or represent potential markers of genetic risk. METHODS: We examined WM integrity (assessed via fractional anisotropy [FA]) with diffusion...
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