Research continues to dig for the roots of bipolar disorder. Towards this goal, the National Institute of Mental Health has spearheaded a project called the NIMH Genetics Initiative. Recent findings from this collaborative study report that the likelihood of developing bipolar disorder depends in part on the combined, small effects of variations in many different genes in the brain, none of which is powerful enough to cause the disease by itself. The study is the first to scan virtually all of the variations in human genes to find those associated with bipolar disorder.
Genetic Roots of Bipolar Disorder
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I am hesitant to give any credence to all these new studies anymore as it just seems to all benefit the "trade" in the end, not the patients. Stymie us with fear and confusion more why don't you. Take it for what you will though.
clipped from bipolar.about.com
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