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The GABA type A receptor alpha5 subunit gene is associated with bipolar I disorder.
Neuroscience letters - 1 Jan 2000
Otani Kyohei, Ujike Hiroshi, Tanaka Yuji, Morita Yukitaka, Katsu Takeshi, Nomura Akira, Uchida Naohiko, Hamamura Takashi, Fujiwara Yutaka, Kuroda Shigetoshi
Abstract excerpt
Several genetic studies have revealed that bipolar disorders are linked with the chromosomal locus of 15q11-q13, where the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor alpha5 subunit gene (GABRA5) locates. GABA is one of the major neurotransmitters that may be involved in the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder. Five polymorphisms in the GABRA5 gene, -754C>T in the promoter region, IVS1-21G>A, IVS2-26T>A, (*)302C>T in...
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