Pharmacogenomics and response to lithium in bipolar disorder.

Journal: Pharmacogenomics
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Abstract

AIMS: The present review explores the existing evidence on pharmacogenomic tests for prediction of lithium response in the treatment of bipolar disorder. We focused our research article on reports describing findings from genome-wide association studies, polygenic risk scores, and gene expression analyses associated with lithium response.

Authors

  • Pasquale Paribello
    Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Ulker Isayeva
    Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Claudia Pisanu
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Alessio Squassina
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
  • Mirko Manchia
    Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.