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Progranulin gene variability influences the risk for bipolar I disorder, but not bipolar II disorder.
Bipolar disorders - 1 Nov 2014
Galimberti Daniela, Prunas Cecilia, Paoli Riccardo A, Dell'Osso Bernardo, Fenoglio Chiara, Villa Chiara, Palazzo Carlotta, Cigliobianco Michela, Camuri Giulia, Serpente Maria, Scarpini Elio, Altamura A Carlo
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OBJECTIVE: Recent data have shown that genetic variability in the progranulin (GRN) gene may contribute to the susceptibility to developing bipolar disorder (BD). However, in regard to patients with BD, no information is available on the role of genetic variability and plasma progranulin levels in different types of this disorder. METHODS: In this study, we performed an association analysis of GRN in an Italian...
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