Extensive bidirectional genetic overlap between bipolar disorder and cardiovascular disease phenotypes

Abstract Patients with bipolar disorder (BIP) have a high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), despite considerable individual variation. The mechanisms underlying comorbid CVD in BIP remain largely unknown. We investigated polygenic overlap between BIP and CVD phenotypes, including CVD risk factor...

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Main Authors: Linn Rødevand, Shahram Bahrami, Oleksandr Frei, Yunhan Chu, Alexey Shadrin, Kevin S. O’Connell, Olav B. Smeland, Torbjørn Elvsåshagen, Guy F. L. Hindley, Srdjan Djurovic, Anders M. Dale, Trine V. Lagerberg, Nils Eiel Steen, Ole A. Andreassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01527-z