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Article: New blood tests for panic disorder.(Psychiatry)(Clinical report)
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- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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Blood tests for panic disorder and other mental health conditions potentially are around the corner, according to a study by the University of Iowa, Iowa City. The findings were based on analysis of genetic information in immature white blood cells. "The ability to test for panic disorder is a quantum leap in psychiatry," claims Robert Philibert, professor of psychiatry. "Panic disorder will no longer be a purely descriptive diagnosis, but, as with cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome, and other conditions, a diagnosis based on genetic information. In addition, the finding could help us better understand the pathways that initiate, promote, and maintain panic disorder."
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