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Association of Genetic Polymorphisms with Age at Onset in Han Chinese Patients with Bipolar Disorder

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We thank all the patients who participated in this study. This work was supported by the National Key Basic Research Program (2016YFC1307100 and 2016YFC1307102); the National Clinical Research Center for Mental Health Disorders (2015BAI13B02); and a Key Research Project of Zhejiang Province (2015C03040).

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Hu, SH., Han, YQ., Mou, TT. et al. Association of Genetic Polymorphisms with Age at Onset in Han Chinese Patients with Bipolar Disorder. Neurosci. Bull. 35, 591–594 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-018-0301-z

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