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White matter microstructure in bipolar disorder is influenced by the serotonin transporter gene polymorphism 5-HTTLPR.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Mar 2015
Benedetti F, Bollettini I, Poletti S, Locatelli C, Lorenzi C, Pirovano A, Smeraldi E, Colombo C
Abstract excerpt
Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with signs of widespread disruption of white matter (WM) integrity. A polymorphism in the promoter of the serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) influenced functional cortico-limbic connectivity in healthy subjects and course of illness in BD, with the short (s) allele being associated with lower functional connectivity, and with earlier onset of illness and poor response to...
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