{"title":"Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Bipolar Disorder","description":"<p>Bipolar disorder (BD) is a common, severe and recurrent psychiatric disorder with no known cure and substantial morbidity and mortality. Heritable causes contribute up to 80 percent of lifetime risk for BD. ISB researchers identified contributions of rare variants to BD by sequencing the genomes of 200 individuals from 41 families with BD.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.systemsbiology.org\/news\/2015\/02\/18\/a-breakthrough-in-understanding-the-genetic-architecture-of-bipolar-disorder\/"}