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Genetics of emotional reactivity in bipolar disorders.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Dec 2015
Mathieu F, Etain B, Dizier M H, Lajnef M, Lathrop M, Cabon C, Leboyer M, Henry C, Bellivier F
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BACKGROUND: Emotional reactivity has been proposed as a relevant intermediate phenotype of bipolar disorder (BD). Our goal was to identify genetic factors underlying emotional reactivity in a sample of bipolar patients. METHODS: Affect intensity (a proxy measure of emotional reactivity) was measured in a sample of 281 euthymic patients meeting DSM-IV criteria for BD. We use a validated dimensional tool, the...
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