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Using the publicly available data from the whole genome association study conducted by the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, we sought to identify groups of genetic markers (single nucleotide polymorphisms) in which each marker was independently associated with bipolar disorder, with a less stringent threshold than that set by the original investigators (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2a7d1\u00d710<jats:sup>\u22124<\/jats:sup>). We identified a group of markers occurring within the <jats:italic>CACNA1C<\/jats:italic> gene (encoding the alpha subunit of the calcium channel Ca<jats:sub>v<\/jats:sub>1.2). We then ascertained that this locus had been previously associated with the disorder in both a smaller and a whole genome study, and that a number of drugs blocking this channel (including verapamil and diltiazem) had been trialled in the treatment of bipolar disorder. The dihydropyridine-based blockers such as nimodipine that bind specifically to Ca<jats:sub>v<\/jats:sub>1.2 and are more penetrant to the central nervous system have shown some promising early results; however, further trials are indicated. In addition, migraine is commonly seen in affective disorder, and calcium channel antagonists are successfully used in the treatment of migraine. One such agent, flunarizine, is structurally related to other first-generation derivatives of antihistamines such as antipsychotics. 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