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It's pretty clear that genetics are involved in the mood disorders,
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especially bipolar disorder. There is very strong evidence in bipolar disorder,
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and there are a number of ways--
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Have you talked about how you do genetic studies? Okay.
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So, you guys know about twin studies for example and family history studies.
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So, this is actually a compilation of a group of studies
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and here you got some of the twin studies compared.
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So, in monozygotic twins, if your identical twin has bipolar disorder,
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you have over a 60% chance of having the disorder yourself.
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In contrast, if it's your--
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if you're just a fraternal twin of a person with bipolar disorder,
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you only have about a 12% chance of having the disorder.