Article
Lack of association between GABRA3 and unipolar affective disorder: a multicentre study.
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Sept 2001
Massat I, Souery D, Del-Favero J, Oruc L, Jakovljevic M, Folnegovic V, Adolfsson R, Kaneva R, Papadimitriou G, Dikeos D, Jazin E, Milanova V, Van Broeckhoven C, Mendlewicz J
Abstract excerpt
Available data on gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) support the hypothesis that a dysfunction in the brain GABAergic system activity contributes to vulnerability to affective disorders (AD), including bipolar disorder (BPAD) and unipolar disorder (UPAD). The localization of the alpha3 subunit GABA receptor (GABRA3) gene in Xq28, a region of interest for BPAD suggests that GABRA3 may be a relevant candidate gene. In...
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