Genetics of bipolar disorder

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 585-594

  Craddock, Nick ^a   Jones, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Manic depressive illness

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CHROMOSOME 16P; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 21Q; CHROMOSOME 4P; CHROMOSOME XQ; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0032803524     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.36.8.585     Document Type: Review

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