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The role of DNA methylation in the pathophysiology and treatment of bipolar disorder.
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews - 1 Sept 2016
Fries Gabriel R, Li Qiongzhen, McAlpin Blake, Rein Theo, Walss-Bass Consuelo, Soares Jair C, Quevedo Joao
Abstract excerpt
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a multifactorial illness thought to result from an interaction between genetic susceptibility and environmental stimuli. Epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation, can modulate gene expression in response to the environment, and therefore might account for part of the heritability reported for BD. This paper aims to review evidence of the potential role of DNA methylation in the...
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