Genetics of Bipolar Disorder

The high hereditary factor of Bipolar Disorder has been proven by many twin-, adoption- and family-studies already decades ago. Concordance rates between monozygotic twins are even as high as 40-70%. Children of two affected parents have a lifetime-risk of 50-65% to fall ill with Bipolar Disorder, while children with one affected parent show a risk of 25% to get Bipolar Disorder. Therefore psychiatric genetics is highly important to detect the genetic blueprint of Bipolar Disorder to invent prev