borderline significantp = .05
In a first study, among bipolar offspring (Dutch bipolar offspring: DBO) with a mean age of 21 years, a borderline significant ( p = .05) higher prevalence (9%) of TPO-Abs in the DBO cohort as compared to healthy population controls of the same age (3%) was observed, the prevalence being the highest especially in the daughters, who showed a prevalence of 11% in DBO compared to 4% in healthy controls ( p = .008).