Patterns of parental transmission and familial aggregation models in bipolar affective disorder.

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Patterns of parental transmission and familial aggregation models in bipolar affective disorder.

American journal of medical genetics - 7 Sept 1998

Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Martinez M, Nöthen M M, Propping P, Milea S, Mihailescu R, Marinescu E

Abstract excerpt

Two recent studies [McMahon et al., 1995: Am J Hum Genet 56:1277-1286; Gershon et al., 1996: Am J Med Genet (Neuropsychiatr Genet) 67:202-207] reported an excess of maternal transmission in bipolar affective disorder in multiply affected families. In a sample of 130 families ascertained through a...

Topics

Bipolar Disorder
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Morbidity
Parents
Pedigree
Regression Analysis

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