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Associations of the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) with bipolar disorder and treatment response: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 8 Mar 2019
Rao Shitao, Han Xinyu, Shi Mai, Siu Cynthia O, Waye Mary Miu Yee, Liu Guangming, Wing Yun Kwok
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BACKGROUND: Associations of the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) with bipolar disorder (BPD) and treatment response in bipolar patients were not conclusive. This study not only assessed the association between the 5-HTTLPR and BPD with accumulating relevant studies, but also in the first time evaluated the effect of the 5-HTTLPR on both anti-depressive and anti-manic treatment responses in...
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