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A Brief Overview of the Genetics of Bipolar Disorder

Correspondence: Address correspondence to Christine T. Finn, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman St., WACC 812, Boston, MA 02114; e-mail: cfinn{at}partners.org.

The contribution of genetic factors to the development of bipolar disorder is now well established. Efforts to identify specific genes that are important in the etiology of bipolar disorder are currently underway and will be aided by the convergence of advances in our knowledge of the human genome and improvements in genotyping technology. Although the applications of genetic information to clinical practice are limited at present, they are expected to grow rapidly.

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Christine T. Finn, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Boston; Harvard partners Center for Genetics and Genomics.

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