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	<title>Bipolar Blog &#187; Genetics</title>
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		<title>Genetic Mutation Provides Protection against Bipolar Disorder</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visitors to the Bipolar Blog may be interested in a recent article written by Amanda Gardner, HealthDay reporter for U.S. News and World Report, entitled “Common Gene Mutation Lowers Risk for Bipolar Disorder.” 
The article highlights results from a recent study published in the September 30, 2008 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIMH: Genetic Link to Bipolar Disorder?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) distributed a press release entitled &#8220;Largest Study of Its Kind Implicates Gene Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder.&#8221; According to the press release, this &#8220;largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells.&#8221;
As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Bipolar Disorder Preventable?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your family has a history of bipolar disorder, it probably means that you and others in your family, including your children, are at a higher risk of eventually developing it. How much higher is the risk? And is there anything you can do to improve your chances of not developing it? These are the questions we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Genetic Link</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In many families with a history of bipolar disorder, family members are often concerned about the likelihood that they or their children will ultimately develop the disorder. We cover this topic in Chapter 2 of Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, being careful to point out that although genetics can make a person more vulnerable to developing [...]]]></description>
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