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The Genetics of Response to and Side Effects of Lithium Treatment in Bipolar Disorder: Future Research Perspectives
25 Mar 2021
Abstract excerpt
Although the mood stabilizer lithium is a first-line treatment in bipolar disorder, a substantial number of patients do not benefit from it and experience side effects. No clinical tool is available for predicting lithium response or the occurrence of side effects in everyday clinical practice. Multiple genetic research efforts have been performed in this field because lithium response and side effects are...
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