Bipolar Genetics WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Bipolar Genetics and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. Bipolar Focus: The Genetics Of Bipolar Disorder pendulum.org - The Genetics Of Bipolar Disorder
  2. HealthyPlace: Genetics Of Bipolar Disorder healthyplace.com - Genetics Of Bipolar Disorder
  3. New York Times: Gene Hunt Hints At Cause Of Bipolar Disorder (Aug.18, 2008)nytimes.com - Gene Hunt Hints At Cause Of Bipolar Disorder
  4. PsychCentral: Genetic Link For Bipolar (Aug. 18, 2008)psychcentral.com - Genetic Link For Bipolar
  5. Medscape: Bipolar Disorders And Gentetics medscape.com - Bipolar Disorders And Gentetics
  6. Medical News Today: First Genome-Wide Study Of Bipolar Disorder Reveals Its Genetic Roots medicalnewstoday.com - First Genome-Wide Study Of Bipolar Disorder Reveals Its Genetic Roots
  7. Bipolar Talk: Genetic Risk Of Bipolar Depression bipolartalk.org - Genetic Risk Of Bipolar Depression
  8. American Psychiatric Association: Genetics of Bipolar Disorder: Where Do We Stand? ajp.psychiatryonline.org - Genetics of Bipolar Disorder: Where Do We Stand?
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Research Notes on Bipolar Genetics


Bipolar disorder is thought to be genetic, involving several gene variants. In a recent study, the gene Ankyrin 3 (ANK3) showed the strongest variation associated with bipolar disorder. Researchers also found that the balance of sodium and calcium in the brain cells is possibly an influence in bipolar disorder.1

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  • If one identical twin has bipolar disorder, the other has up to an 80% chance of developing it also.2
  • There is about a 30% risk of a child developing bipolar disorder if both parents have the disorder.3
  • The risk of a child developing bipolar if one parent has the disorder is about 5%.3

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ PsychCentral: Genetic Link For Bipolar
  2. ↑ Bipolar Focus: The Genetics Of Bipolar Disorder
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bipolar Talk: Genetic Risk Of Bipolar Depression

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