No association between the <it>PREP </it>gene and lithium responsive bipolar disorder

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bipolar disorder (BD) is a major psychiatric condition that commonly requires prophylactic and episodic treatment. Lithium (Li) has been used for over 40 years now as an effective prophylactic agent. Response to Li treatment seems to...

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Main Authors: Grof Paul, Alda Martin, Sequeira Adolfo, Mamdani Firoza, Rouleau Guy, Turecki Gustavo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-02-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/7/9