Article
Association of ANK3 with bipolar disorder confirmed in East Asia.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Apr 2011
Takata Atsushi, Kim Se Hyun, Ozaki Norio, Iwata Nakao, Kunugi Hiroshi, Inada Toshiya, Ujike Hiroshi, Nakamura Kazuhiko, Mori Norio, Ahn Yong Min, Joo Eun-Jeong, Song Joo Yun, Kanba Shigenobu, Yoshikawa Takeo, Kim Yong Sik, Kato Tadafumi
Abstract excerpt
Results of genome-wide association studies (GWASs) for bipolar disorder (BD) have indicated ANK3 as one of the most promising candidates for a susceptibility gene. In this study, we performed genetic association analysis of two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ANK3 (rs1938526 and rs10994336), whose genome-wide significant associations were reported in a previous meta-analysis of GWASs, using genotyping...
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