CACNA1C polymorphism and altered phosphorylation of tau in bipolar disorder

Joel Jakobsson1, Erik Pålsson2, Carl Sellgren2

  • 1Joel Jakobsson, PhD, Erik Pålsson, PhD, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Carl Sellgren, PhD, MD, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Frida Rydberg, MD, Agneta Ekman, PhD, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Henrik Zetterberg, PhD, MD, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden and UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Kaj Blennow, PhD, MD, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Mikael Landén, PhD, MD, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden joel.jakobsson@neuro.gu.se.

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