Analysis of Genes in Serotonin Pathway with Attention and Executive Function in Patients with Bipolar Affective Disorder

The reason why it is difficult to identify susceptibility genes attributed to bipolar disorder (BPD) is the phenotypic heterogeneity. The use of endophenotypes has been advocated as one possible strategy to discovery cause variants of BPD.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - July 22, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Zhenxing Yang, Yin Lin, Lijie Guan, Xuan Li, Wei Deng, Zeyu Jiang, Guohui Lao, Qiang Wang, Xiaoyu Hao, Xiang Liu, Yingcheng Wang, Lianshen Zhao, Xiaohong Ma, Liping Cao, Tao Li Source Type: research