The molecular genetics of bipolar affective disorder : South African populations, endophenotypes, and environmental influence

Includes bibliographical references. === The identification of the genetic variants underpinning bipolar disorder (BPD) has been impeded by a complex pattern of inheritance that may include by genetic heterogeneity, genetic epistasis, gene-environment interactions, incomplete penetrance and variable...

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Main Author: Savitz, Jonathan
Other Authors: Ramesar, Raj
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7435