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Bipolar & Autism

Bipolar disorder has genetic links to autism, study shows

There may be an overlap between rare genetic variations linked to bipolar disorder and those implicated in schizophrenia and autism, new research suggests. Ref. Source 8c.

Autism and Bipolar

Autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder share molecular traits, study finds. Most medical conditions are largely defined by their physical symptoms. Psychiatric illnesses, however, are largely defined by a person's behavior. A new study challenges that distinction, identifying many shared -- and distinct -- patterns of gene expression in the brains of people with autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The data hint at potential targets that may one day lead to new treatment approaches. Source 4s.