Article
Evidence for an allelic association between bipolar disorder and a Na+, K+ adenosine triphosphatase alpha subunit gene (ATP1A3).
Biological psychiatry - 1 Jul 1998
Mynett-Johnson L, Murphy V, McCormack J, Shields D C, Claffey E, Manley P, McKeon P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Disturbances in central nervous system Na+, K+ adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity have previously been proposed as being involved in the pathophysiology of bipolar mood disorder. METHODS: We have examined one particular alpha subunit of this enzyme for allelic association in a...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Bipolar Disorder
- Brain
- Case-Control Studies
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Dinucleotide Repeats
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
