Paternal age effect on age of onset in bipolar I disorder is mediated by sex and family history

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 159 B, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 567-579

  Grigoroiu Serbanescu, Maria ^a   Wickramaratne, Priya J ^b,c,d   Mihailescu, Radu ^e   Prelipceanu, Dan ^e   Sima, Dorina ^e   Codreanu, Marina ^e   Grimberg, Mihaela ^e   Elston, Robert C ^f  

^a Psychiatric Hospital Bucharest   (Romania)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Alexandru Obregia Psychiatric Hospital Bucharest   (Romania)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Bipolar disorder; Family history; Mood disorders; Paternal age; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; DSM-IV; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PARENTAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIPOLAR MAJOR DEPRESSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; ROMANIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861944704     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32063     Document Type: Article

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