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Clinically, candidate methylation signatures, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-related methylation changes, specific GRIN2B CpG sites, and epigenetic age acceleration (EAA), have attracted attention for their potential relevance to diagnostic differentiation, disease progression, and treatment-response research. However, these signatures have not been clinically validated, and their reproducibility, tissue specificity, and longitudinal stability remain uncertain. Mood stabilizers, including lithium, valproate, and atypical antipsychotics, may partly influence methylation-related pathways, although their epigenetic effects and clinical significance remain incompletely defined. DNA methylation-targeted interventions remain experimental and require further validation regarding specificity, safety, blood\u2013brain barrier delivery, and clinical applicability. 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