The feasibility of neuropsychological endophenotypes in the search for genes associated with bipolar affective disorder

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-182

  Glahn, David C ^a   Bearden, Carrie E ^b   Niendam, Tara A ^b   Escamilla, Michael A ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Cognitive; Endophenotype; Genetic risk; Neuropsychological

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; LITHIUM;

ATTENTION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INTELLECT; LEARNING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RELATIVE; REVIEW; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 2542596174     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2004.00113.x     Document Type: Review

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