BDgene

Study Report

Basic Info
Reference
Citation Uemura, T., M. Green, et al. (2011). "Bcl-2 SNP rs956572 associates with disrupted intracellular calcium homeostasis in bipolar I disorder." Bipolar Disord 13(1): 41-51.
Disease Type Bipolar Disorder & Major Depressive Disorder
Study Design case-control
Study Type Candidate-gene association study
Sample Size patients with bipolar I disorder (BD-I) (n=150), bipolar II disorder (BD-II) (n=65), and major depressive disorder (n=30) patients, and from healthy subjects (n=70)
SNP/Region/Marker Size 1 SNP
Predominant Ethnicity
Population Canadian
Gender Male/female:9/21 in MDD patients;23/42 in BD-II patients;54/96 in BD-I patients;35/35 in healthy subjects
Age Group Adults : Mean age(SD)(year):40.3(12.7)[26.1(12.1) at onset] in MDD patients;36.0(10.5)[18.1(7.5) at onset] in BD-II patients;37.5(11.1)[22.0(13.8) at onset]in BD-I patients;38.8(11.0) in healthy subjects

Detail Info

Genetic factors reported by this study for BD
SNPs reported by this study for BD (count: 1)

Genes reported by this study for BD (count: 1)

Genetic factors reported by this study for SZ and/or MDD
SNPs reported by this study for SZ/MDD
Disease SNP Related Gene(s) Statistical Values Description Result Category
MDD rs956572 BCL2 chi-square tests:genotype, MDD(P-value = 0.31, X2=2.32);allele, MDD[P-value = 0.89;OR = 0.95, 95% CI:(0.52-1.75), X2=0.02] No significant association was observed. Negative

Genes reported by this study for SZ/MDD
Disease Gene Description Result Category
MDD BCL2 No significant differences were observed in the genotype frequencies or allele frequencies compared with healthy subjects among MDD patients. Negative