Bipolar disorder: From families to genes

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 378-387

  Alda, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Association; Bipolar disorder; Genetics; Heterogeneity; Linkage; Lithium

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 21; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030855619     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379704200404     Document Type: Review

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