Abstract
To identify susceptibility loci for bipolar disorder, we tested 1.8 million variants in 4,387 cases and 6,209 controls and identified a region of strong association (rs10994336, P = 9.1 × 10-9) in ANK3 (ankyrin G). We also found further support for the previously reported CACNA1C (alpha 1C subunit of the L-type voltage-gated calcium channel; combined P = 7.0 × 10-8, rs1006737). Our results suggest that ion channelopathies may be involved in the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1056-1058 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Nature Genetics |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |