## Abstract Convincing evidence for a genetic component in the etiology of affective disorders (AD), including bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) and unipolar affective disorder (UPAD), is supported by traditional and molecular genetic studies. Most arguments lead to the complex inheritance hypothes
A48G polymorphism in the D1 receptor genes associated with bipolar I disorder
β Scribed by Giovanni Severino; Donatella Congiu; Claudia Serreli; Roberto De Lisa; Caterina Chillotti; Maria Del Zompo; Maria Paola Piccardi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 48 KB
- Volume
- 134B
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4841
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