Article
Identification of shared risk loci and pathways for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Forstner Andreas J, Hecker Julian, Hofmann Andrea, Maaser Anna, Reinbold Céline S, Mühleisen Thomas W, Leber Markus, Strohmaier Jana, Degenhardt Franziska, Treutlein Jens, Mattheisen Manuel, Schumacher Johannes, Streit Fabian, Meier Sandra, Herms Stefan, Hoffmann Per, Lacour André, Witt Stephanie H, Reif Andreas, Müller-Myhsok Bertram, Lucae Susanne, Maier Wolfgang, Schwarz Markus, Vedder Helmut, Kammerer-Ciernioch Jutta, Pfennig Andrea, Bauer Michael, Hautzinger Martin, Moebus Susanne, Schenk Lorena M, Fischer Sascha B, Sivalingam Sugirthan, Czerski Piotr M, Hauser Joanna, Lissowska Jolanta, Szeszenia-Dabrowska Neonila, Brennan Paul, McKay James D, Wright Adam, Mitchell Philip B, Fullerton Janice M, Schofield Peter R, Montgomery Grant W, Medland Sarah E, Gordon Scott D, Martin Nicholas G, Krasnov Valery, Chuchalin Alexander, Babadjanova Gulja, Pantelejeva Galina, Abramova Lilia I, Tiganov Alexander S, Polonikov Alexey, Khusnutdinova Elza, Alda Martin, Cruceanu Cristiana, Rouleau Guy A, Turecki Gustavo, Laprise Catherine, Rivas Fabio, Mayoral Fermin, Kogevinas Manolis, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu Maria, Becker Tim, Schulze Thomas G, Rietschel Marcella, Cichon Sven, Fier Heide, Nöthen Markus M
Abstract excerpt
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a highly heritable neuropsychiatric disease characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression. BD shows substantial clinical and genetic overlap with other psychiatric disorders, in particular schizophrenia (SCZ). The genes underlying this etiological overlap remain largely unknown. A recent SCZ genome wide association study (GWAS) by the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium...
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