Article
Genetic association analysis of serotonin system genes in bipolar affective disorder.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jan 1999
Vincent J B, Masellis M, Lawrence J, Choi V, Gurling H M, Parikh S V, Kennedy J L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the putative role of serotonin genes in the etiology of bipolar affective disorder. METHOD: Genetic association analysis was performed for individuals with bipolar affective disorder and unaffected subjects closely matched in age, sex, and ethnic background (N=103 i...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Bipolar Disorder
- Carrier Proteins
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Membrane Transport Proteins
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Odds Ratio
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, Serotonin
- Reproducibility of Results
- Serotonin