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Genetic association between monoamine oxidase A microsatellite and RFLP alleles and bipolar affective disorder: analysis and meta-analysis.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jun 1996
Rubinsztein D C, Leggo J, Goodburn S, Walsh C, Jain S, Paykel E S
Abstract excerpt
The monoamine oxidase A locus (MAOA) at Xp11 was considered a good candidate to investigate in bipolar affective disorder since this enzyme plays an important role in the degradation of various neurotransmitters and a mutation in this gene has been associated with borderline mental retardation and a behavioural phenotype that has some resemblance to the manic syndrome. Previous association studies comparing...
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