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Absence of prion protein mutation in bipolar manic–depressive patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Amos D. Korczyn ,
Joab Chapman ,
R. H. Belmaker ,
Hedy Shimon  and
Miron Baron
Amos D. Korczyn
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Ichilor Hospital, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel
Joab Chapman
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Ichilor Hospital, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel
R. H. Belmaker
Affiliation:
Ben Gurion University Medical School, Beer Sheba, Israel
Hedy Shimon
Affiliation:
Ben Gurion University Medical School, Beer Sheba, Israel
Miron Baron
Affiliation:
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 1 , July 1992 , pp. 132
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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