Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism in early and late onset bipolar patients.

doi:10.1016/s0304-3940(97)00624-1

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Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism in early and late onset bipolar patients.

Neuroscience letters - 12 Sept 1997

Bellivier F, Laplanche J L, Schürhoff F, Feingold J, Féline A, Jouvent R, Launay J M, Leboyer M

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To explore the involvement of apolipoprotein E gene (APO E) in major depression, we studied the APO E gene polymorphism in a sample of 156 unrelated bipolar patients and 91 healthy volunteers. This population was stratified for age at onset of the affective disorder (onset before 18 years, after...

Topics

Adult
Age of Onset
Aged
Apolipoproteins E
Bipolar Disorder
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Genetic

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