Alannah Miranda1, Tatyana Shekhtman2, Michael McCarthy2, Anna DeModena2, Susan G Leckband3, John R Kelsoe4. 1. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093 CA, USA. 2. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093 CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA, USA. 3. Department of Psychiatry, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA, USA. 4. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093 CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA, USA; Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. Electronic address: jkelsoe@ucsd.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Bipolar disorder is a neuropsychiatric disorder that is characterized by fluctuations between manic and depressive phases. Lithium is the original and best mood stabilizing treatment for bipolar disorder. While its mechanism is not well understood, it is believed to have a strong genetic component, as several studies suggest that lithium responsiveness, in bipolar disorder, is heritable. In this study we aimed to identify genetic variants that are associated with lithium responsiveness in bipolar disorder. METHODS: Here we present two cohorts; a retrospective cohort in which patients were surveyed about their response to lithium, and a prospective cohort, in which patients were placed on a lithium monotherapy and monitored for their response to lithium. In both cohorts, patients were stratified into two categories in terms of lithium response; good responders and poor responders. 45 genes were selected based on previous associations with lithium pathways or bipolar disorder and 684 SNPs within these genes were selected to test for association with lithium response. RESULTS: While no single SNP was significant after correcting for multiple comparisons, there were several that were nominally significant (p < 0.05). Of these nominally significant SNPs, the most highly significant SNP in both the prospective and retrospective cohorts were found to be in CACNG2, or Stargazin. The second best association with lithium response was several SNPs in NRG1, a gene that has previously been associated with schizophrenia. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence for the association of lithium response with SNPs in CACNG2 is consistent with previous findings that have identified CACNG2 as associated with both bipolar disorder and lithium responsiveness.
BACKGROUND:Bipolar disorder is a neuropsychiatric disorder that is characterized by fluctuations between manic and depressive phases. Lithium is the original and best mood stabilizing treatment for bipolar disorder. While its mechanism is not well understood, it is believed to have a strong genetic component, as several studies suggest that lithium responsiveness, in bipolar disorder, is heritable. In this study we aimed to identify genetic variants that are associated with lithium responsiveness in bipolar disorder. METHODS: Here we present two cohorts; a retrospective cohort in which patients were surveyed about their response to lithium, and a prospective cohort, in which patients were placed on a lithium monotherapy and monitored for their response to lithium. In both cohorts, patients were stratified into two categories in terms of lithium response; good responders and poor responders. 45 genes were selected based on previous associations with lithium pathways or bipolar disorder and 684 SNPs within these genes were selected to test for association with lithium response. RESULTS: While no single SNP was significant after correcting for multiple comparisons, there were several that were nominally significant (p < 0.05). Of these nominally significant SNPs, the most highly significant SNP in both the prospective and retrospective cohorts were found to be in CACNG2, or Stargazin. The second best association with lithium response was several SNPs in NRG1, a gene that has previously been associated with schizophrenia. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence for the association of lithium response with SNPs in CACNG2 is consistent with previous findings that have identified CACNG2 as associated with both bipolar disorder and lithium responsiveness.
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