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Candidate gene studies of bipolar disorder

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Jones, Ian, Craddock, Nick·2001·Annals of Medicine

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Genetic factors undoubtedly play an important role in determining vulnerability to bipolar disorder but the task of finding susceptibility genes is not trivial. Candidate gene studies, usually employing the association approach, offer the potential to discover the genes of relatively modest effect size that are expected for a complex genetic disorder. Candidate gene approaches depend crucially on our current understanding of disease pathophysiology, and attention has consequently been focussed on a limited range of neurotransmitter systems implicated by the action of drug treatments. Despite no unequivocal, consistently replicated findings, a number of intriguing results have emerged in the literature, both for bipolar disorder in general and for subtypes such as bipolar affective puerperal psychosis and rapid cycling bipolar illness. Genes of particular current interest include those encoding the serotonin transporter, monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) and catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT). As susceptibility genes are found and knowledge of aetiology advanced it is likely that many more candidate genes in novel biological systems will attract attention.

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Authors
Jones, I., & Craddock, N.
Affiliations
University of Birmingham (GB)
Corresponding author
Craddock, Nick
Venue
Annals of Medicine
Published
2001-01
Volume
33
Issue
4
Pages
248-256
ISSN
  • 0785-3890 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2060
OpenAlex
W2129061795
Cited by
44
References
97
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
FWCI
0.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annals of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Keywords
bipolar disorder, candidate gene association, genetic susceptibility, rapid cycling bipolar disorder, serotonin transporter, monoamine oxidase A, catechol-O-methyltransferase, neurotransmitter systems, complex genetic disorders
MeSH terms
Bipolar Disorder, Carrier Proteins, Catechol O-Methyltransferase, Genetic Techniques, Genetics, Population, Humans, Membrane Glycoproteins, Monoamine Oxidase, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Receptors, Serotonin, Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase, Case-Control Studies, Receptors, Dopamine D2, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Membrane Transport Proteins, Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, Receptors, Dopamine D3

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