Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Raises the Potential of Left Frontopolar Hemodynamic Response as a Diagnostic Marker for Distinguishing Bipolar Disorder From Major Depressive Disorder

Background: Given a lack of markers, diagnoses of bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) rely on clinical assessment of symptoms. However, the depressive mood states of BD and depressive symptoms of MDD are often difficult to distinguish, which leads to misdiagnoses, which in turn...

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Main Authors: Noa Tsujii, Ikuo Otsuka, Satoshi Okazaki, Masaya Yanagi, Shusuke Numata, Naruhisa Yamaki, Yoshihiro Kawakubo, Osamu Shirakawa, Akitoyo Hishimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00312/full