Causal claim

Circadian Gene Variants Circadian Rhythm Disruption

Circadian Gene Variants enables Circadian Rhythm Disruption.

The two move together: more cause, more effect. The map scores it at 49% confidence, weighed from 2 articles.

How it works

Variants in core clock genes (CLOCK, BMAL1/ARNTL) weaken the transcriptional loop that keeps behavioural and hormonal rhythms entrained, predisposing to the circadian dysregulation seen in bipolar disorder.

The evidence

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