Epigenetics and Bipolar Disorder: New Opportunities and Challenges

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 123 C, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-75

  Petronis, Arturas ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Epigenetic polymorphism; Epigenetics; Genomic imprinting; Non Mendelian features; Paramutagenesis; X chromosome in activation

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME 11P; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; MANIA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0242322769     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.20015     Document Type: Review

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