Phenotypes, mechanisms and therapeutics: insights from bipolar disorder GWAS findings

M Li, T Li, X Xiao, J Chen, Z Hu, Y Fang - Molecular Psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have reported substantial genomic loci
significantly associated with clinical risk of bipolar disorder (BD), and studies combining …

What is the impact of genome-wide supported risk variants for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder on brain structure and function? A systematic review

R Gurung, DP Prata - Psychological medicine, 2015 - cambridge.org
The powerful genome-wide association studies (GWAS) revealed common mutations that
increase susceptibility for schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD), but the vast majority …

Emotion regulation and trait anxiety are predicted by the microstructure of fibers between amygdala and prefrontal cortex

AS Eden, J Schreiber, A Anwander… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Diffusion tensor imaging revealed that trait anxiety predicts the microstructural properties of
a prespecified fiber tract between the amygdala and the perigenual anterior cingulate cortex …

The anterior limb of the internal capsule: Anatomy, function, and dysfunction

K Mithani, B Davison, Y Meng, N Lipsman - Behavioural brain research, 2020 - Elsevier
The last two decades have seen a re-emergence of neurosurgery for severe, refractory
psychiatric diseases, largely due to the advent of more precise and safe operative …

[HTML][HTML] White matter microstructural abnormalities in bipolar disorder: A whole brain diffusion tensor imaging study

M Barysheva, N Jahanshad, L Foland-Ross… - NeuroImage …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic mental illness characterized by severe
disruptions in mood and cognition. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies suggest that white …

Polygenic risk and white matter integrity in individuals at high risk of mood disorder

HC Whalley, E Sprooten, S Hackett, L Hall… - Biological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are highly heritable
and genetically overlapping conditions characterized by episodic elevation and/or …

Cis-acting regulation of brain-specific ANK3 gene expression by a genetic variant associated with bipolar disorder

EH Rueckert, D Barker, D Ruderfer, SE Bergen… - Molecular …, 2013 - nature.com
Several genome-wide association studies for bipolar disorder (BD) have found a strong
association of the Ankyrin 3 (ANK3) gene. This association spans numerous linked single …

Ankyrin-G regulates neurogenesis and Wnt signaling by altering the subcellular localization of β-catenin

O Durak, FC de Anda, KK Singh, MP Leussis… - Molecular …, 2015 - nature.com
Ankyrin-G is a scaffolding protein required for the formation of the axon initial segment in
neurons. Recent genome-wide association studies and whole-exome sequencing have …

Bipolar disorder: a neural network perspective on a disorder of emotion and motivation

M Wessa, P Kanske, J Linke - Restorative Neurology and …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe, chronic disease with a heritability of 60–80%. BD is
frequently misdiagnosed due to phenomenological overlap with other psychopathologies …

White matter alterations in bipolar disorder: potential for drug discovery and development

E Marlinge, F Bellivier, J Houenou - Bipolar disorders, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Brain white matter (WM) alterations have recently emerged as potentially relevant
in bipolar disorder. New techniques such as diffusion tensor imaging allow precise …