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Cognitive manic symptoms in bipolar disorder associated with polymorphisms in the DAOA and COMT genes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Hukic Dzana Sudic, Frisén Louise, Backlund Lena, Lavebratt Catharina, Landén Mikael, Träskman-Bendz Lil, Edman Gunnar, Schalling Martin, Ösby Urban
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INTRODUCTION: Bipolar disorder is characterized by severe mood symptoms including major depressive and manic episodes. During manic episodes, many patients show cognitive dysfunction. Dopamine and glutamate are important for cognitive processing, thus the COMT and DAOA genes that modulate the expression of these neurotransmitters are of interest for studies of cognitive function. METHODOLOGY: Focusing on the most...
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