Brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression in pediatric bipolar disorder: effects of treatment and clinical response

Pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) is a major public health concern; however, little is known about the cellular and genetic factors that are involved in the pathophysiology of this illness. The observed structural abnormality in the brains of patients with mood disorders has been related to abnormal...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 47; no. 9; p. 1077
Main Authors:	Pandey, Ghanshyam N, Rizavi, Hooriyah S, Dwivedi, Yogesh, Pavuluri, Mani N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.09.2008
Subjects:	Adolescent Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use Antimanic Agents - therapeutic use Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis Bipolar Disorder - drug therapy Bipolar Disorder - genetics Blood Platelets - metabolism Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor - genetics Child Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Humans Lymphocytes - metabolism Male Prognosis Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Messenger - blood
ISSN:	1527-5418, 1527-5418
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