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Cognitive effects of the ANK3 risk variants in patients with bipolar disorder and healthy individuals.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Apr 2014
Hori Hiroaki, Yamamoto Noriko, Teraishi Toshiya, Ota Miho, Fujii Takashi, Sasayama Daimei, Matsuo Junko, Kinoshita Yukiko, Hattori Kotaro, Nagashima Anna, Ishida Ikki, Koga Norie, Higuchi Teruhiko, Kunugi Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic variants within the ankyrin 3 gene (ANK3) have been identified as a risk factor for bipolar disorder. ANK3 influences action potential generation by clustering sodium gated channels and plays an integral role in neurotransmission. Thus, this gene may influence cognition, a process compromised in bipolar disorder. We investigated whether genetic variants of ANK3 would be associated with an...
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