The Genetics of Response to and Side Effects of Lithium Treatment in Bipolar Disorder: Future Research Perspectives

Although the mood stabilizer lithium is a first-line treatment in bipolar disorder, a substantial number of patients do not benefit from it and experience side effects. No clinical tool is available for predicting lithium response or the occurrence of side effects in everyday clinical practice. Mult...

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Published in:	Frontiers in pharmacology Vol. 12; p. 638882
Main Authors:	Senner, Fanny, Kohshour, Mojtaba Oraki, Abdalla, Safa, Papiol, Sergi, Schulze, Thomas G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 25.03.2021
Subjects:	bipolar disorder candidate-gene association studies GWAS linkage and segregation studies lithium pharmacogenetics Pharmacology lithium side effect bipolar disorder GWAS treatment response candidate-gene association studies linkage and segregation studies pharmacogenetics
ISSN:	1663-9812, 1663-9812
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