Journal
BIPOLAR DISORDERS
Volume 17, Issue 3, Pages 340-344Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12257
Keywords
bipolar disorder; Darier disease; epidemiology; schizophrenia
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- Swedish Research Council [2011-2492]
- Swedish Initiative for Research on Microdata in the Social and Medical Sciences (SIMSAM) framework [340-2013-5867]
- Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare
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ObjectivesDarier disease is an autosomal dominant skin disorder caused by mutations in the ATPase, Ca++ transporting, cardiac muscle, slow twitch 2 (ATP2A2) gene and previously reported to cosegregate with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in occasional pedigrees. It is, however, unknown whether these associations exist also in the general population, and the objective of this study was to examine this question. MethodsWe compared a national sample of individuals with Darier disease and their first-degree relatives with matched unexposed individuals from the general population and their first-degree relatives, respectively. To examine risks for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using conditional logistic regressions. ResultsIndividuals with Darier disease had a 4.3 times higher risk of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder (95% CI: 2.6-7.3) and a 2.3 times higher risk of being diagnosed with schizophrenia (95% CI: 1.1-5.2) than matched individuals from the general population. Relatives of individuals with Darier disease had a 1.6 times higher risk of having bipolar disorder (95% CI: 1.1-2.5) than relatives of matched individuals from the general population, but no increased risk of schizophrenia (risk ratio=0.8, 95% CI: 0.4-1.8). ConclusionsThe association between Darier disease and bipolar disorder is manifest also in the population, and our data suggest that genetic variability within the ATP2A2 gene that causes Darier disease also confers susceptibility for bipolar disorder. The Darier-causing mutations merit additional attention in molecular genetic research on bipolar disorder.
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