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Originally Posted by tecomsin
I agree, it's a fascinating study. They find that bipolar and schizophrenia share the most gene expression anomalies. And bipolar shares more with autism spectrum disorder than with unilateral depression. I don't think these results were expected by most knowledgeable people.
It stands to reason that the medication regimens for schizophrenia and bipolar overlap about as much as the gene expression data. They find a correlation coefficient almost equal to 3/4 out of a maximum of 1 for bipolar and schizophrenia.
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It's interesting too since psychotic symptoms are often found isolated during a mood episode for those with bipolar. Also possible in depression too, but I don't believe it's as often. Just goes to show the connection.
Oh and also interested in epilepsy. Haven't looked anything up yet, but I find it interesting how anticonvulsants in their unmodified states can stabilize bipolar. Plus my mom is epileptic, and as far as I'm aware I'm the only person with bipolar in the family.
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