Bipolar disorder: from families to genes.

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Bipolar disorder: from families to genes.

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie - 1 May 1997

Alda M

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BACKGROUND: Genetic factors are known to contribute to the etiology of bipolar illness, but the actual genetic mechanisms remain to be clarified. METHODS: This paper reviews the research undertaken to establish the genetic basis of bipolar illness and to elucidate the nature of its genetic predis...

Topics

Bipolar Disorder
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Phenotype
Risk Factors

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