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Genetic variation in CACNA1C, a gene associated with bipolar disorder, influences brainstem rather than gray matter volume in healthy individuals.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Sept 2010
Franke Barbara, Vasquez Alejandro Arias, Veltman Joris A, Brunner Han G, Rijpkema Mark, Fernández Guillén
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic variation in CACNA1C has been repeatedly shown to increase risk for psychiatric disorders, with the strongest evidence for involvement in bipolar disorder. To elucidate the mechanisms by which such effects on psychiatric disease are brought about by genetic factors, we investigated the influence of CACNA1C polymorphisms on brain structure. METHODS: In 585 healthy volunteers, for whom magnetic...
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