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Variant associated with bipolar disorder
Nature Genetics
September 19, 2011
A genetic variant associated with bipolar disorder is reported this week in Nature Genetics. Bipolar disorder is a severe psychiatric disorder affecting more than 1% of the population.
Pamela Sklar and colleagues from The Psychiatric GWAS Consortium Bipolar Disorder Working Group report an association study of bipolar disorder from 16,731 individuals and a replication sample of 46,918 individuals. They identify a genetic variant in the ODZ4 gene that is associated with bipolar disorder. The authors suggest a pathway comprised of subunits of calcium channels as influencing risk of bipolar disorder.
doi: 10.1038/ng.943
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