Résumé
Aim: To assess the role of lithium treatment in the relationship between bipolar disorder (BD) and leukocyte telomere length (LTL). Materials & methods: We compared LTL between 131 patients with BD, with or without a history of lithium treatment, and 336 controls. We tested the association between genetically determined LTL and BD in two large genome-wide association datasets. Results: Patients with BD with a history lithium treatment showed longer LTL compared with never-treated patients (p = 0.015), and similar LTL compared with controls. Patients never treated with lithium showed shorter LTL compared with controls (p = 0.029). Mendelian randomization analysis showed no association between BD and genetically determined LTL. Conclusion: Our data support previous findings showing that long-term lithium treatment might protect against telomere shortening.
Langue d'origine | English |
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Pages (de-à) | 533-540 |
Nombre de pages | 8 |
Journal | Pharmacogenomics |
Volume | 21 |
Numéro de publication | 8 |
DOI | |
Statut de publication | Published - juin 2020 |
Note bibliographique
Funding Information:This study was funded by the Fondazione di Sardegna and Regione Sardegna, call 2016, project ID: F72F16003090002. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript or in the decision to publish the results. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed. No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.
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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Genetics
- Pharmacology