BDgene

Study Report

Basic Info
Reference
Citation Cichon, S., S. Buervenich, et al. (2004). "Lack of support for a genetic association of the XBP1 promoter polymorphism with bipolar disorder in probands of European origin." Nat Genet 36(8): 783-784; author reply 784-785.
Disease Type Bipolar Disorder
Study Design family-based
Study Type Candidate-gene association study
Sample Size Four family-based BPAD samples comprising 586 families: (i) 147 families from the NIMH Genetics Initiative Waves 1 and 2, including the 88 trios studied by Kakiuchi et al.; (ii) 176 families from the NIMH Wave 3, identified in a similar manner as the earlier waves; (iii) 173 Bulgarian trios, identified through a proband having DSMIV bipolar I disorder (BPI); and (iv) 90 similarly identified UK parent-proband trios with DSMIV BPI.
SNP/Region/Marker Size 1 SNP
Predominant Ethnicity Caucasian
Population European

Detail Info

Other variants reported by this study for BD (count: 1)