Journal article
DNA damage in bipolar disorder
Abstract
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a prevalent, chronic, severe, and highly disabling psychiatric disorder that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to general medical conditions. There is an emerging body of evidence correlating chronic medical conditions with DNA damage. The present study was designed to assess DNA damage in BD patients using the comet assay (CA). Thirty-two bipolar-I outpatients diagnosed using the Structured …
Authors
Andreazza AC; Frey BN; Erdtmann B; Salvador M; Rombaldi F; Santin A; Gonçalves CA; Kapczinski F
Journal
Psychiatry Research, Vol. 153, No. 1, pp. 27–32
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
9 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.psychres.2006.03.025
ISSN
0165-1781