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Genes involved in stress response influence lithium efficacy in bipolar patients.
Bipolar disorders - 1 Dec 2018
Szczepankiewicz Aleksandra, Narozna Beata, Rybakowski Janusz K, Kliwicki Sebastian, Czerski Piotr, Dmitrzak-Węglarz Monika, Skibińska Maria, Twarowska-Hauser Joanna, Pawlak Joanna
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OBJECTIVES: In mood disorders, chronic stimulation with stress results in aberrant regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Lithium was shown to influence HPA axis function. The underlying genetic background as well as environmental context may influence the stress response, and therefore lithium efficacy. The aim of the present study was to analyze if genetic variants located in genes...
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